Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Cahoon Hollow, MA. The route passes Northeast Pond, Spectacle Pond, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Long Pond Beach. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 11–109 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.94259, -69.99375
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Northeast Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nowhere Way, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Hay Road, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Kings Highway, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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