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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 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

OvercastTemperature 81°F66°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 16%
Sun 78°70° 16%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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