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Duck Harbor Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route passes Duck Harbor Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 66 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94508, -70.07144
Nearest town South Truro, MA

Directions

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

3.3 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 2–65 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.94508, -70.07144

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Duck Harbor Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Duck Harbor Road, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  7. 50 ftReach Duck Harbor Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 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

55% sand14% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip61%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 23% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 63°57° 60%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 60°58°
Thu 60°59° 26%
Fri 61°58° 51%
Sat 60°58° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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