Cape Cod National Seashore

Longnook Beach via Old Outermost Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Longnook Beach via Old Outermost Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route reaches Longnook Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 157 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Outermost Road 42.02481, -70.04930
Nearest town Truro, MA

Directions

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Longnook Beach via Old Outermost Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 40 min

Elevation 76–158 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Old Outermost Road · 42.02481, -70.04930

Weather Aug 3: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 71° · precip 48% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Old Outermost Road, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miReach Longnook Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 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 surface

89% sand11% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 80°F71°
Precip48%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 32% rain5 AM: 47% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 37% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 31% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 77°63°
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 20%
Sun 77°69°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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