Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 4 summits
5.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 4 summits is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Woods Hole, MA. The route passes Mount Surat and Mount Cary before reaching Silver Beach at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mount Cary–Mount Surat, 4 summits
5.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 4–132 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.50505, -70.70620
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Mount Surat.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Mount Cary.
- 0.2 miPass Silver Beach.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Mount Cary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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