Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Nauset Beach via Nauset Beach OSM Route
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Nauset Beach via Nauset Beach OSM Route is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Nauset Heights, MA. The route passes Nauset Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Nauset Beach via Nauset Beach OSM Route
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1–44 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.78719, -69.93694
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 73° · precip 49% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Nauset Beach.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Nauset Beach OSM Route, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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