Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 49 ft11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05199, -70.08218
Nearest town North Truro, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 1–51 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.05199, -70.08218
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
35% paved3% sand62% 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°71°
Fri
78°71°
Sat
75°69°
17%
Sun
78°70°
17%
Mon
78°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint Loop, 3 beaches 3.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Small's Swamp Viewpoint–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 62 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 3 beaches 4.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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