Long Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Long Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Newcomb Hollow, MA. The route passes Long Pond Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Long Pond before reaching Cape Cod National Seashore Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 413 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 3 beaches
4.6 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 9–117 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old Kings Highway · 41.96886, -70.02371
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 49% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 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.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 500 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 150 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
- 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 7:34 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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