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Barnstable Marina–Long Pasture Beach, 8 viewpoints is a 1-mile out-and-back in Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary near Cummaquid, MA. The route passes Marsh Boardwalk Viewpoint, Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Beach, Hight Heron Pond and 5 more. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 49 ft1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Boardwalk 41.70994, -70.27754
Nearest town Cummaquid, MA

Directions

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Barnstable Marina–Long Pasture Beach, 8 viewpoints

1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 21 min

Elevation 6–48 ft

Out & Back · Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Marsh Boardwalk · 41.70994, -70.27754

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Marsh Boardwalk, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Marsh Boardwalk Viewpoint.
  3. 50 ftPass Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Hight Heron Pond.
  5. 50 ftPass Long Pasture Beach.
  6. 50 ftPass Barnstable Marina.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Long Meadow Pasture Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Access Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftPass Access Viewpoint.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Sherman Parker Trail, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Holly Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftPass Black Walnut.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Long Pasture Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Bone Hill Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Pasture Trail, heading S.
  17. 450 ftTurn right onto Bone Hill Trail, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miPass Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Beach.
  20. 450 ftBear right onto Access Trail, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Long Meadow Pasture Trail, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right onto Marsh Boardwalk, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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