East Harbor–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 5 beaches is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pond Village, MA. The route passes Highland Beach, Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching East Harbor at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 112 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 42.03834, -70.06486
Nearest town Pond Village, MA
Directions
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East Harbor–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 5 beaches
13.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 1–110 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: connector · 42.03834, -70.06486
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Horton's Camping Resort stop 300 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Highland Beach.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Holden Street, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach East Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Holden Street, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
30% paved11% sand59% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed
80°65°
15%
Thu
76°70°
Fri
78°70°
Sat
74°68°
17%
Sun
77°70°
17%
Mon
78°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Horton's Camping Resort stop 300 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Highland Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 5.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 4 beaches 7.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 4 beaches 15.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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