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Cape Cod National Seashore

Nauset Light Beach

2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min

Nauset Light Beach is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, MA. The route reaches Nauset Light Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 56 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85309, -69.96805
Nearest town Eastham, MA
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Nauset Light Beach

2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min

Elevation 9–57 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.85309, -69.96805

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Nauset Regional High School - Eastham stop 587 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Nauset Light Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 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/nauset-light-beach-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nauset Regional High School - Eastham stop 587 m from the trailhead

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