East Harbor–Small's Swamp Viewpoint, 8 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pilgrim Heights, MA. The route passes High Head, East Harbor, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 69 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05881, -70.11489
Nearest town Pilgrim Heights, MA
Directions
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East Harbor–Small's Swamp Viewpoint, 8 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1–68 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.05881, -70.11489
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass High Head.
- 50 ftPass East Harbor.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Small's Swamp Viewpoint.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Small's Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
37% paved27% dirt2% gravel34% 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°70°
Fri
78°71°
Sat
74°68°
17%
Sun
78°70°
17%
Mon
78°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Highland Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 5.2 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- East Harbor–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 7.4 mi · ▲ 118 ft
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