Brush Valley & Munson Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Brush Valley & Munson Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route reaches Brush Valley at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Brush Valley & Munson Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 19–146 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.98780, -70.04951
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Jam's Store - Truro stop 643 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Munson Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Brush Valley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Jam's Store - Truro stop 643 m from the trailhead
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