Great Point

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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 10 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33680, -70.00139
Nearest town Wauwinet, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass The Haulover Beach.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miReach Great Point Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

100% sand

Weather

RainTemperature 80°F73°
Precip61%Wind16 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 33% rain4 AM: 61% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 35% rain1 PM: 48% rain2 PM: 40% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 23% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Tue 79°67°
Wed 77°68° 18%
Thu 75°73°
Fri 74°73°
Sat 75°72°
Sun 75°73°

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.

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