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Cape Cod National Seashore

Doane Rock & Nauset Light Beach via (abandoned) Little Creek Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Doane Rock & Nauset Light Beach via (abandoned) Little Creek Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, MA. The route passes Doane Rock before reaching Nauset Light Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 52 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84401, -69.95786
Nearest town Eastham, MA
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Doane Rock & Nauset Light Beach via (abandoned) Little Creek Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 9–54 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.84401, -69.95786

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 59% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Doane Rock.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto (abandoned) Little Creek Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miPass Nauset Light Beach.
  10. 150 ftReach Doane Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/doane-rock-nauset-light-beach-out-back

Trail surface

45% dirt22% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F52°
Precip59%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity90%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 22% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 59% rain5 PM: 55% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 36% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°58° 57%
Tue 60°56°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°57° 29%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 50%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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