Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches
2 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 42 min
Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches is a 2-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 Spectacle Pond before reaching Northeast Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 4 beaches
2 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 42 min
Elevation 30–98 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.94967, -70.00855
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond Beach.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Northeast Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Long Pond Beach, 3 beaches 2.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Gross Hill–Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, 5 beaches 2.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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