Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area

Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area near Eastham, MA. The route reaches Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 23 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81249, -69.98475
Nearest town Eastham, MA

Directions

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Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 3–23 ft

Out & Back · Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.81249, -69.98475

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftPass Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftReach Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% paved22% dirt5% sand1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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