Cape Cod National Seashore

Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 42 min

Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Spectacle Pond before reaching Northeast Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 98 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94967, -70.00855
Nearest town Newcomb Hollow, MA

Directions

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Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 42 min

Elevation 30–98 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.94967, -70.00855

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
  10. 0.3 miPass Northeast Pond.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip61%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity87%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 32% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 26% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°58° 62%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 60°58°
Thu 60°59° 27%
Fri 61°58° 51%
Sat 60°58° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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