Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route passes Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 72 ft13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04764, -70.08383
Nearest town North Truro, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 1–72 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.04764, -70.08383
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% paved3% sand1% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed
80°65°
Thu
76°71°
Fri
78°71°
Sat
75°69°
17%
Sun
78°70°
17%
Mon
78°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- East Harbor–High Head, 4 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- East Harbor–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 11.1 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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