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Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

White Mulbery–River Birch, 10 trees

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

White Mulbery–River Birch, 10 trees is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary near Sunken Meadow Beach, MA. The route passes Goose Pond Viewpoint, Goose Pond, Eastern Red Cedar and 6 more before reaching Fresh Brook Pathway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 43 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87841, -69.99796
Nearest town Sunken Meadow Beach, MA
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White Mulbery–River Birch, 10 trees

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 5–42 ft

Out & Back · Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 41.87841, -69.99796

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Goose Pond Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Goose Pond Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftPass Goose Pond.
  5. 250 ftPass Eastern Red Cedar.
  6. 50 ftPass Silver Spring.
  7. 500 ftPass Bay View Viewpoint.
  8. 50 ftPass White Mulbery.
  9. 50 ftPass River Birch.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bay View Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miPass Bay View Viewpoint.
  16. 50 ftPass MAS Wellfleet LI Beach.
  17. 0.2 miPass Fresh Brook Pathway Viewpoint.
  18. 0.2 miReach White Mulbery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Goose Pond Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 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/goose-pond-viewpoint-fresh-brook-pathway-viewpoint-out-back-9-viewpoints

Trail surface

62% sand10% gravel1% boardwalk1% paved26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F66°
Precip0%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed 79°66°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71° 16%
Sun 87°72° 16%
Mon 93°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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