Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Province Lands Bike Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Province Lands Bike Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Province Lands Bike Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 3–68 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Province Lands Bike Trail · 42.06598, -70.19426
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 60% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Beech Forest Parking Lot Bus Stop stop 67 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beech Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Province Lands Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Beech Forest Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Beech Forest Parking Lot Bus Stop stop 67 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Race Point Beach, 4 beaches 12.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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