Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
5.5 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach and Cape Cod National Seashore Beach before reaching Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 386 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
5.5 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 9–117 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old Kings Highway · 41.96886, -70.02371
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on Old Kings Highway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Nowhere Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Long Pond Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Old Kings Highway Trailhead
- Snow Pond–Spectacle Pond, 5 beaches 5.7 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Long Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches 4.6 mi · ▲ 413 ft
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