Snow Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches
4.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Snow Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Snow Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 416 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snow Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches
4.5 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 9–117 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.94810, -70.00543
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nowhere Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Snow Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Long Pond–Dyer Pond, 6 beaches 5.2 mi · ▲ 326 ft
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