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

Transit-accessible: Horton's Camping Resort stop 300 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miPass Highland Beach.
  7. 150 ftSharp left onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Holden Street, heading N.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.1 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 2.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miReach East Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 2.2 miBear right onto Holden Street, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftTurn left onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 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 surface

30% paved11% sand59% 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 7:11 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Horton's Camping Resort stop 300 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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