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Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint–Highland Beach, 4 beaches is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route passes Highland Beach, Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 75 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.04177, -70.07521
Nearest town North Truro, MA

Directions

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Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint–Highland Beach, 4 beaches

6.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 1–74 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.04177, -70.07521

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Highland Road @Rte. 6 stop 752 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Highland Beach.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading N.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Holden Street, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  11. 150 ftReach Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Standish Street, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Head of the Meadow Bicycle Trail Connector, heading S.
  24. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

35% paved18% dirt10% sand37% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 80°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 78°70° 17%
Mon 78°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Highland Road @Rte. 6 stop 752 m from the trailhead

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