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Cape Cod National Seashore

Long Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches

3.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Long Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Gull Pond Beach, Long Pond Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Long Pond before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 276 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 89 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95581, -70.01457
Nearest town Newcomb Hollow, MA
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Long Pond–Gull Pond Beach, 4 beaches

3.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 8–89 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.95581, -70.01457

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Gull Pond Beach.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Hay Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
  9. 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Hay Road, heading NW.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/long-pond-gull-pond-beach-out-back-6-beaches

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 75°68° 16%
Sun 76°69° 16%
Mon 77°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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