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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 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
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
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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