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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 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

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71° 16%
Sun 87°72° 16%
Mon 92°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 14 min before dark.

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Good to know

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