Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area
Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 2.9-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 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Elevation 3–31 ft
Out & Back · Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.81929, -69.98264
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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