Longnook Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Longnook Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Longnook Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Longnook Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Elevation 76–158 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old Outermost Road · 42.02744, -70.05061
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Old Outermost Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 1.1 miReach Longnook Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway 2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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