Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Town Beach via Breakwater is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wood End, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Town Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly rock. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 16 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03695, -70.19650
Nearest town Wood End, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Town Beach via Breakwater
2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min
Elevation -1–17 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.03695, -70.19650
Weather Aug 3: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 70° · precip 47% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Provincetown Inn Bus Stop stop 36 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Breakwater, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftPass Town Beach.
- 1.3 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 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
85% rock15% sand
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 77°F70°
Precip47%Wind15 mphUV8Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue
82°65°
Wed
80°64°
Thu
76°71°
Fri
78°71°
Sat
75°69°
26%
Sun
79°70°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Provincetown Inn Bus Stop stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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