Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Mayflower Heights, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 94 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 89 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.06608, -70.16286
Nearest town Mayflower Heights, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 94 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 1–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.06608, -70.16286
Weather Aug 4: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 71° · precip 46% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
30% paved70% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 79°F71°
Precip46%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity90%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue
82°64°
Wed
78°62°
Thu
75°70°
Fri
77°70°
Sat
74°69°
26%
Sun
77°69°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Breakwater Motel Bus Stop stop 520 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Miller Hill via Old Colony Nature Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 1.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft
- Provincetown Corridor Wildlife Management Area Viewpoint & Old Colony Nature Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach 2.9 mi · ▲ 128 ft
- East Harbor 3.2 mi · ▲ 94 ft
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