Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Small's Swamp Trail via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 69 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04805, -70.09099
Nearest town North Truro, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Small's Swamp Trail via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 3–68 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.04805, -70.09099
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 51% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 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 right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
26% dirt12% paved62% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 78°F71°
Precip51%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity92%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
80°65°
Thu
76°70°
Fri
78°71°
Sat
74°68°
23%
Sun
78°70°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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