Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Great Point near Wauwinet, MA. The route passes The Haulover Beach before reaching Great Point Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 2–10 ft
Out & Back · Great Point
Trailhead: 41.33680, -70.00139
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 80°F / low 73° · precip 61% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass The Haulover Beach.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Great Point Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches 12 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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