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Cape Cod National Seashore

Highland Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Pilgrim Heights Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Highland Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Pilgrim Heights Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pilgrim Heights, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Highland Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 72 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pilgrim Spring Trail 42.05548, -70.10568
Nearest town Pilgrim Heights, MA
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Highland Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Pilgrim Heights Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 13–73 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Pilgrim Spring Trail · 42.05548, -70.10568

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

  1. Start on Pilgrim Heights Road, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach Highland Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highland-beach-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-8-km-58dc

Trail surface

42% dirt58% 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°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 78°70° 17%
Mon 78°72°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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