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.
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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on Old Outermost Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Longnook Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.
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