National Seashore · Massachusetts

Trails in Cape Cod National Seashore

12 named trails · 15 miles · 10 trailheads · 10 with the Park Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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12 trails, A to Z.

Atlantic White Cedar Swamp

1.2 mi · Hike the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail: 1.2 mi loop

the Service's write-upAtlantic White Cedar Swamp Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Beech Forest

1.1 mi · Hike the Beech Forest Trail: 1 mi loop · about 30 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upBeech Forest Trail North and 1 more Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Buttonbush

0.3 mi · Hike the Buttonbush Trail: 0.3 mi loop · about 10 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upButtonbush Trail and 1 more Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Doane Rock Loop

0.6 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

Picnic areas

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Fort Hill Trail

1.0 mi · about 60 ft of climbing

Viewsthe Service's write-upRed Maple Swamp Trail Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Great Island Trail

4.4 mi · Hike the Great Island Trail: 3.9 mi loop · about 200 ft of climbing

the Service's write-up

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Nauset Marsh

2.5 mi · Hike the Doane Trail: 0.6 mi loop · about 100 ft of climbing

Viewsthe Service's write-upButtonbush Trail and 1 more Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail

1.2 mi · Hike the Pamet Area Trails: 0.6 mi out and back · about 150 ft of climbing

Historythe Service's write-up

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Pilgrim Spring

0.7 mi · Hike the Pilgrim Spring Trail: 1 mi loop · about 40 ft of climbing

the Service's write-up

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Red Maple Swamp Trail

0.8 mi · Hike the Red Maple Swamp: 0.8 mi round trip

the Service's write-upHemenway Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Skiff Hill

0.1 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

Hemenway Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Small's Swamp

0.6 mi · Hike the Small's Swamp Trail: 0.6 mi loop · about 70 ft of climbing

the Service's write-up

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.