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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach

4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 85 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95464, -70.06460
Nearest town South Truro, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach

4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 3–86 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.95464, -70.06460

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 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/cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-3-beaches-4-km-fb4d

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip61%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 23% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°56° 60%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 60°58°
Thu 60°59° 26%
Fri 61°58° 51%
Sat 60°57° 50%

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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