Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach
1.9 mi · ▲ 63 ft · 40 min
Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Ryder Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 63 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach
1.9 mi · ▲ 63 ft · 40 min
Elevation 3–85 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.95504, -70.06693
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ryder Beach.
- 0.3 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.
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- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 5.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft
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