Cape Cod National Seashore

Long Pond Beach & Old Hay Road via Old Kings Highway

1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 43 min

Long Pond Beach & Old Hay Road via Old Kings Highway is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet, MA. The route reaches Long Pond Beach. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 112 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.94370, -70.01645
Nearest town Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Long Pond Beach & Old Hay Road via Old Kings Highway

1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 43 min

Elevation 12–112 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: connector · 41.94370, -70.01645

Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 72° · precip 51% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Hay Road, heading W.
  12. 250 ftReach Long Pond Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F72°
Precip51%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 51% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 36% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 31% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 75°68° 16%
Sun 76°70° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 6 min before dark.

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