Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach
9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Great Point near Wauwinet, MA. The route passes The Haulover Beach, Great Point Beach and Great Point Beach before reaching Great Point Beach at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach
9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 2–13 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 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass The Haulover Beach.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Great Point Beach.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.4 miPass Great Point Beach.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Great Point Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 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 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:27 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches 12 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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