Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Ryder Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Ryder Beach
2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 3–71 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.95667, -70.07389
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Ryder Beach.
- 50 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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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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