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Cape Cod National Seashore

Race Point Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Race Point Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Provincetown, MA. The route passes Race Point Beach before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 39 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.07900, -70.21991
Nearest town Provincetown, MA
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Race Point Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 8–39 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.07900, -70.21991

Weather Aug 4: Light drizzle, high 78°F / low 71° · precip 45% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Race Point Beach Bus Stop stop 135 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Race Point Beach.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  5. 50 ftReach Race Point Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Race Point Beach, heading NE.
  7. 1.8 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/race-point-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-3-beaches-7-km-f0da

Trail surface

100% sand

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 78°F71°
Precip45%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity95%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 43% rain5 AM: 38% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 19% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 45% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 83°65°
Wed 81°64° 17%
Thu 75°70°
Fri 77°70°
Sat 74°69° 17%
Sun 77°69° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Race Point Beach Bus Stop stop 135 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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