Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min
Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5–68 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.04052, -70.08911
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 50% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 2.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Pilgrim Heights Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Highland Beach via Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector 3.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Small's Swamp Viewpoint–Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 4.8 mi · ▲ 89 ft
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