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East Harbor is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Mayflower Heights, MA. The route reaches East Harbor at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 94 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 89 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06608, -70.16286
Nearest town Mayflower Heights, MA

Directions

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East Harbor

3.2 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 3–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.06608, -70.16286

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach East Harbor, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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