Cape Cod National Seashore Beach
2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 54 min
Cape Cod National Seashore Beach is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach
2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 54 min
Elevation 6–68 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.04052, -70.08911
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 50% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Pilgrim Heights Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Highland Beach via Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector 3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Small's Swamp Viewpoint–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 4.8 mi · ▲ 89 ft
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