East Harbor–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching East Harbor at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 314 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 72 ft11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04764, -70.08383
Nearest town North Truro, MA
Directions
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East Harbor–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
11.1 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 2–72 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.04764, -70.08383
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 58% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach East Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
18% dirt5% paved77% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 63°F51°
Precip58%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity86%
Rained 2.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon
62°58°
61%
Tue
59°55°
Wed
60°58°
Thu
60°59°
25%
Fri
61°58°
51%
Sat
60°58°
49%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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