Cape Cod National Seashore Beach is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Mayflower Heights, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 128 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 89 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06608, -70.16286
Nearest town Mayflower Heights, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 3–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.06608, -70.16286
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
26% sand74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 94 ft
- Provincetown Corridor Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & Old Colony Nature Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Harbor 3.2 mi · ▲ 94 ft
- Miller Hill via Old Colony Nature Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 1.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft
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