Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint–Lecount Hollow Beach, 3 beaches is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet by the Sea, MA. The route passes Lecount Hollow Beach and Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 66 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92118, -69.97735
Nearest town Wellfleet by the Sea, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint–Lecount Hollow Beach, 3 beaches
9.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 9–66 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.92118, -69.97735
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 51% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lecount Hollow Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Rail Trail Access, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
31% sand22% paved13% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 79°F72°
Precip51%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Duck Pond–Lecount Hollow Beach, 3 beaches 3.7 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Southeast Pond–Lecount Hollow Beach, 3 beaches 4.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Cahoon Hollow Beach & Lecount Hollow Beach via Bell Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Long Pond–Dyer Pond, 10 beaches 6.7 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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