http://hikingdigest.com/questions-answers/any-good-beaches-around-cape-cod-with-hiking-trails/ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:02:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://hikingdigest.com/questions-answers/any-good-beaches-around-cape-cod-with-hiking-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Geology Rock Star Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:57:20 +0000 http://hikingdigest.com/questions-answers/any-good-beaches-around-cape-cod-with-hiking-trails/#comment-298 There a re lots of bike paths in the dunes in Provincetown near race Point Beach There a re lots of bike paths in the dunes in Provincetown near race Point Beach

]]> http://hikingdigest.com/questions-answers/any-good-beaches-around-cape-cod-with-hiking-trails/comment-page-1/#comment-297 capecods Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:45:06 +0000 http://hikingdigest.com/questions-answers/any-good-beaches-around-cape-cod-with-hiking-trails/#comment-297 Wow - there are hiking trails alllll over the place, a few good Main Streets. On the Lower Cape you can walk all over the place the easiest, I think. You could walk the beach if you'd like and get pretty far before it becomes un-passable. The sun sets on the bay side...The National Seashore , in most cases (but not all) is oceanside but if you are looking for a haul, in some towns (walking on street) you can start at the oceanside and end at bayside..http://www.capecodchamber.org/http://www.capecodcommission.org/pathway…http://www.insidecapecod.com/main-hiking…http://www.insidecapecod.com/main-seasho… The Great Island Trek, about a 6-mile hike, on the bay-side is perhaps our favorite because it gives the greatest feeling of remoteness within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Kayaking is the ideal way to get to Great Island, but since it's not really an island anymore, you can access the trailhead easily by car off Chequesset Neck Road in Wellfleet. The trail begins just after the Herring River Dike and the Sunset Hill Lookout. It winds through the middle of the island with beautiful views of Wellfleet Harbor on one side and Cape Cod Bay on the other. The island is a mix of shaded pitch-pine forests, marshes, and sandy stretches along deserted beach. It is home to fiddler crabs and blue herons, beach plum, and bayberry. It is also an island steeped in history and mystery--whalers often retreated to the island to a tavern on the secluded bluffs. There's nothing remaining today but the sign to mark the tavern site and a clearing that overlooks Wellfleet Harbor and the lower half of the island. Allow three to five hours to explore Great Island. It's well worth it! Have fun! Wow – there are hiking trails alllll over the place, a few good Main Streets. On the Lower Cape you can walk all over the place the easiest, I think. You could walk the beach if you’d like and get pretty far before it becomes un-passable. The sun sets on the bay side…The National Seashore , in most cases (but not all) is oceanside but if you are looking for a haul, in some towns (walking on street) you can start at the oceanside and end at bayside..http://www.capecodchamber.org/http://www.capecodcommission.org/pathway…http://www.insidecapecod.com/main-hiking…http://www.insidecapecod.com/main-seasho…
The Great Island Trek, about a 6-mile hike, on the bay-side is perhaps our favorite because it gives the greatest feeling of remoteness within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Kayaking is the ideal way to get to Great Island, but since it’s not really an island anymore, you can access the trailhead easily by car off Chequesset Neck Road in Wellfleet. The trail begins just after the Herring River Dike and the Sunset Hill Lookout. It winds through the middle of the island with beautiful views of Wellfleet Harbor on one side and Cape Cod Bay on the other. The island is a mix of shaded pitch-pine forests, marshes, and sandy stretches along deserted beach. It is home to fiddler crabs and blue herons, beach plum, and bayberry. It is also an island steeped in history and mystery–whalers often retreated to the island to a tavern on the secluded bluffs. There’s nothing remaining today but the sign to mark the tavern site and a clearing that overlooks Wellfleet Harbor and the lower half of the island. Allow three to five hours to explore Great Island. It’s well worth it!
Have fun!

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