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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Head of the Meadow Bike Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pilgrim Heights, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 69 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pilgrim Spring Trail 42.05548, -70.10568
Nearest town Pilgrim Heights, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Head of the Meadow Bike Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5–68 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Pilgrim Spring Trail · 42.05548, -70.10568

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pilgrim Heights Road, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftArrive 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-head-of-the-meadow-bike-trail-out-back-6-km-cedc

Trail surface

62% dirt2% paved36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 78°70° 17%
Mon 78°72°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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