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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Mayflower Heights, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 94 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 89 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06608, -70.16286
Nearest town Mayflower Heights, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 1–88 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
  9. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highland-beach-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

30% paved70% 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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