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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Bearberry Hill (West Summit), 4 beaches

3 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Bearberry Hill (West Summit), 4 beaches is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route passes Longnook Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Ballston Beach before reaching Bearberry Hill (West Summit) at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 157 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01914, -70.03718
Nearest town Truro, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Bearberry Hill (West Summit), 4 beaches

3 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 15–157 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.01914, -70.03718

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Longnook Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail, heading S.
  8. 450 ftPass Ballston Beach.
  9. 50 ftPass Bearberry Hill (West Summit).
  10. 250 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 300 ftArrive 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/bearberry-hill-east-summit-longnook-beach-out-back-5-km-8454

Trail surface

92% dirt8% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:59 PM — 12 min before dark.

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