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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Duck Harbor Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Mayo Beach, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Duck Harbor Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 75 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Duck Harbor Road 41.93259, -70.06539
Nearest town Mayo Beach, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Duck Harbor Beach, 3 beaches

2.5 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 53 min

Elevation 2–75 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Duck Harbor Road · 41.93259, -70.06539

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 62% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Duck Harbor Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  5. 0.4 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftPass Duck Harbor Beach.
  7. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% dirt36% sand28% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip62%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity88%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 63°57° 61%
Tue 60°55°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°57° 27%
Fri 61°56° 51%
Sat 60°57° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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