Cape Cod National Seashore

Bell Road

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Bell Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 89 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92635, -69.99662
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Bell Road

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Elevation 25–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.92635, -69.99662

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 62% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Bell Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 500 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

51% sand49% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F52°
Precip62%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity86%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 27% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°58° 62%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°57° 27%
Fri 61°56° 51%
Sat 60°57° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

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