RAMBLE
You haven't truly experienced this hooked sandy peninsula of glacial origin until you have rambled for the simple pleasure of it all. Be sure to check out the Cape Cod Maps link. It's a wonderful resource showing paths and trails along the tip of Cape Cod!
Plan on an hour! Marconi Station also located nearby. Great Atlantic Ocean views too! 2.2mi
29 locals recommend
White Cedar Swamp Trail
Marconi Site RdPlan on an hour! Marconi Station also located nearby. Great Atlantic Ocean views too! 2.2mi
A very beautiful and diverse ecosystem of marsh, ocean and pine grove. Bring good walking shoes, a hat, drinking water and trail snacks. Pick a day when the temps are 70 or below. The marsh and beach terrain offers a lot of exposure to the elements. Choose to stroll the Gut or all the way to Jeremy Point. Between 1.9 - 9.1mi
47 locals recommend
Great Island Trail
1440 Chequessett Neck RdA very beautiful and diverse ecosystem of marsh, ocean and pine grove. Bring good walking shoes, a hat, drinking water and trail snacks. Pick a day when the temps are 70 or below. The marsh and beach terrain offers a lot of exposure to the elements. Choose to stroll the Gut or all the way to Jeremy Point. Between 1.9 - 9.1mi
A very diverse set of eye catching views - wide vistas and wooded groves! Several trail extensions...Doane, Buttonbush and Red Maple Swamp Trails.
Between 1.2 - 2.5mi
58 locals recommend
Fort hill trail
A very diverse set of eye catching views - wide vistas and wooded groves! Several trail extensions...Doane, Buttonbush and Red Maple Swamp Trails.
Between 1.2 - 2.5mi
A great place to receive a bird's eye view of the Outer Cape National Seashore. A museum and award winning orientation movie.
96 locals recommend
Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitor Center
50 Nauset RdA great place to receive a bird's eye view of the Outer Cape National Seashore. A museum and award winning orientation movie.
Take a walk around the Wellfleet Harbor. Walk past the boat slips and sit on a bench or picnic tables located along the U shaped paved walkway facing Cape Cod Bay.
.5mi
The quaint, seaside town of Wellfleet has an especially nice Harbor. It’s a great spot to watch both pleasure and fishing boats come and go and to take in a beautiful sunset at the end of the day.
23 locals recommend
Wellfleet Harbor
Take a walk around the Wellfleet Harbor. Walk past the boat slips and sit on a bench or picnic tables located along the U shaped paved walkway facing Cape Cod Bay.
.5mi
The quaint, seaside town of Wellfleet has an especially nice Harbor. It’s a great spot to watch both pleasure and fishing boats come and go and to take in a beautiful sunset at the end of the day.
Overlooking Wellfleet Harbor, the vast Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary offers wide-ranging trails through pine woodlands, salt marsh, and a sandy barrier beach. Great for birding and hiking. Woodcock, osprey, and Great horned owls have all been spotted in the area. Borrow a pair of binoculars from the front desk to further enjoy the marshland wildlife. Goose Pond Trail, Bay View Trail and many other walk paths!
Between 1.2 - 2.5mi
70 locals recommend
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
291 US-6Overlooking Wellfleet Harbor, the vast Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary offers wide-ranging trails through pine woodlands, salt marsh, and a sandy barrier beach. Great for birding and hiking. Woodcock, osprey, and Great horned owls have all been spotted in the area. Borrow a pair of binoculars from the front desk to further enjoy the marshland wildlife. Goose Pond Trail, Bay View Trail and many other walk paths!
Between 1.2 - 2.5mi
Head out on this 3.3-mile out-and-back trail near Provincetown. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 58 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
Hatches Harbor Trail
Province Lands RoadHead out on this 3.3-mile out-and-back trail near Provincetown. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 58 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
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Getting around
CAPE COD MAPS - FABULOUS RESOURCE
http://npmaps.com/cape-cod/
AWESOME COLLECTION OF WALKING TRAIL & BIKE TRAIL MAPS —
The following maps all come from the National Park Service’s Guide’s Guide to Cape Cod National Seashore. You can download the entire set of guides in PDF form on the NPS website. Here the maps are arranged from south to north.
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OTHER TRAILS
(Wellfleet)
Bound Brook Loop 3.2mi
Long Pond, Wellfleet and Newcomb Hollow Loop 4.3mi
(Truro)
Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail 1.9mi
(Eastham)
Nauset Bike Trail 3.8mi
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“The Flats”
Put on a pair of good walking shoes you don’t mind getting wet with sand! “The Flats” of Cape Cod Bay are a must-see. A natural phenomenon, they are caused by the daily ebb and flow of the tides. In the span of just 6 hours, small waves that once lapped upon the shore at high tide recede to “dead low tide,” leaving behind sandbars and tidal pools teeming with sea life. According to Wikipedia, the flats are the widest expanse of tidal flats in North America, spanning the bay from Barnstable Harbor all the way to Wellfleet.