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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach

3.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Ryder Beach at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 72 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95196, -70.07410
Nearest town South Truro, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach

3.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 3–71 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.95196, -70.07410

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftPass Ryder Beach.
  11. 100 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 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-5-beaches-6-km-a124

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

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 80°66°
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 16%
Sun 78°70° 16%
Mon 78°72°

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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