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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Bell Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Bell Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 89 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bell Road 41.92600, -69.99995
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Bell Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min

Elevation 35–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Bell Road · 41.92600, -69.99995

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bell Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-bell-road-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

99% sand1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near South Wellfleet, Massachusetts