Best hikes in Cape Cod National Seashore
Ambleway maps 74 hikes in Cape Cod National Seashore, from a 1.0-mile walk to a 13-mile day out. 29 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Nauset Beach via Nauset Beach OSM Route. The biggest climb is Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches, gaining 416 ft, and the network tops out at 158 ft. 20 start within walking range of public transit.
- Bell Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Longnook Beach via Old Outermost Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Kinnacum Pond–Doanes Bog Pond Loop, 4 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Spectacle Pond–Kinnacum Pond Loop, 4 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 61 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Doane Rock via (abandoned) Little Creek Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Gross Hill–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches 2.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Bell Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Nauset Light Beach via (abandoned) Little Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Bearberry Hill (West Summit), 4 beaches 3 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Brush Valley & Munson Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Race Point Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Pole Line ORV Access 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Round Pond 3.7 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Race Point Beach, 3 beaches 4.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Great Pond Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail 5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Great Island Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Pole Line ORV Access 5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- White Crest Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Great Pond–Duck Pond, 7 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Dyer Pond–Duck Pond, 5 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint Loop, 3 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 6 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Duck Pond–Great Pond Beach, 3 beaches 6 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Cahoon Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Long Pond–Dyer Pond, 10 beaches 6.7 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Nauset Beach via Nauset Beach OSM Route 7.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Fort Hill–Red Maple Swamp Viewpoint, 4 beaches 1 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 1.6 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Gull Pond Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Herring Cove Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach 1.9 mi · ▲ 63 ft
- Long Pond Beach & Old Hay Road via Old Kings Highway 1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Province Lands Bike Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach Loop 2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Small's Swamp Trail via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches 2.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Great Pond–Duck Pond, 3 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Duck Harbor Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Turtle Pond–Great Pond Beach, 4 beaches 2.4 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Old King's Highway 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway 2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Town Beach via Breakwater 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Duck Pond 2.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 2.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft
- Higgins Hollow Road & Old Kings Highway 2.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Rail Trail Access via Cape Cod Rail Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Clapps Pond–Great Pond, 3 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint & Pilgrim Spring Trail Loop via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Duck Harbor Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 3.3 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Cemetery Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Highland Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach Loop, 3 beaches 3.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Pilgrim Heights Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Snow Pond–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Nauset Marsh Viewpoint–Coast Guard Beach, 3 beaches 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft