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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:44 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

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 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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