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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Mayflower Heights, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 0.8 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 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06608, -70.16286
Nearest town Mayflower Heights, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach

1.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft · 42 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 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

52% sand48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 7 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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