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Great Point

Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches

12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr

Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches is a 12-mile out-and-back in Great Point near Wauwinet, MA. The route passes The Haulover Beach, Great Point Beach and Coskata Beach before reaching Coatue Beach at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 13 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33680, -70.00139
Nearest town Wauwinet, MA
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Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches

12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 2–13 ft

Out & Back · Great Point

Trailhead: 41.33680, -70.00139

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass The Haulover Beach.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miPass Great Point Beach.
  5. 0.8 miPass Coskata Beach.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 4 miReach Coatue Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miArrive 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/great-point-beach-out-back-f9ad

Trail surface

99% sand1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.

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