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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 52° · precip 60% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 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 61°F52°
Precip60%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:27 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon
62°57°
60%
Tue
59°54°
Wed
60°58°
Thu
61°59°
25%
Fri
61°58°
50%
Sat
61°58°
49%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Provincetown Inn Bus Stop stop 36 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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