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Cape Cod National Seashore

Longnook Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Old King's Highway

3.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Longnook Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Old King's Highway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pond Village, MA. The route passes Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Longnook Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 157 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02408, -70.06343
Nearest town Pond Village, MA
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Longnook Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Old King's Highway

3.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 76–158 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.02408, -70.06343

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Outermost Road, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miPass Longnook Beach.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Dorothys Lane, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Longnook Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Outermost Road, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Old King's Highway, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 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/longnook-beach-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-6-km-0c91

Trail surface

50% sand50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 77°69° 17%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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