Gross Hill–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches
2.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 50 min
Gross Hill–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Gross Hill, Kinnacum Pond and 2 more before reaching Newcomb Hollow Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gross Hill–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches
2.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 50 min
Elevation 27–120 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.95102, -70.00726
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 71° · precip 51% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Gross Hill.
- 350 ftPass Kinnacum Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Spectacle Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Newcomb Hollow Beach.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Gross Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 61 ft
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