Gull Pond Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
3.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Gull Pond Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Gull Pond Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gull Pond Beach–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
3.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 11–113 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old Kings Highway · 41.96155, -70.02044
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 62% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on Old Kings Highway, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Gull Pond Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 0.8 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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