Duck Harbor Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Duck Harbor Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Duck Harbor Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 72 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93829, -70.06986
Nearest town South Truro, MA
Directions
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Duck Harbor Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Duck Harbor Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 2–72 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.93829, -70.06986
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Duck Harbor Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Duck Harbor Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.5 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
38% sand27% dirt35% 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 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed
80°66°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Mon
92°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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