Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches
12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr
Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches is a 12-mile out-and-back in Great Point near Wauwinet, MA. The route passes The Haulover Beach, Great Point Beach and Coskata Beach before reaching Coatue Beach at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Coatue Beach–Great Point Beach, 4 beaches
12 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr
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.
- 0.8 miPass Coskata Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 4 miReach Coatue Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 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
- Great Point Beach & The Haulover Beach 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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