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Cape Cod National Seashore

East Harbor–High Head, 4 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 46 min

East Harbor–High Head, 4 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and High Head before reaching East Harbor at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 72 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04764, -70.08383
Nearest town North Truro, MA
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East Harbor–High Head, 4 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 4–72 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.04764, -70.08383

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading N.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miPass High Head.
  13. 200 ftReach East Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 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/east-harbor-high-head-out-back-4-beaches-8-km

Trail surface

41% dirt11% paved2% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 76°71°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 75°69° 17%
Sun 78°70° 17%
Mon 78°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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