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.
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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
- Start on Marsh Boardwalk, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Marsh Boardwalk Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Beach.
- 50 ftPass Hight Heron Pond.
- 50 ftPass Long Pasture Beach.
- 50 ftPass Barnstable Marina.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Long Meadow Pasture Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Access Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sherman Parker Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Holly Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Black Walnut.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Long Pasture Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bone Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Pasture Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Bone Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lichen Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Beach.
- 450 ftBear right onto Access Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Long Meadow Pasture Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Marsh Boardwalk, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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