Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint & Pilgrim Spring Trail Loop via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint & Pilgrim Spring Trail Loop via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail is a 3.2-mile loop in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Truro, MA. The route reaches Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint & Pilgrim Spring Trail Loop via Head of the Meadow Bike Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 1–68 ft
Loop · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.04829, -70.08760
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pilgrim Heights Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Pilgrim Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Pilgrim Spring Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Head of the Meadow Bike Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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