Cape Cod Rail Trail (Eastham)

Where else can you walk in Eastham?

• Easy · 1.5 mi

  Salt Pond Visitor Center Trail System

  Mixed · Cape Cod National Seashore / National Park Service

  The gateway trail hub for Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham. The 1.5-mile Nauset Marsh Trail skirts Salt Pond and Nauset Marsh, crossing meadows and recovering forest back to the Visitor Center. The short Buttonbush Trail (0.25 miles) is a fully accessible sensory loop with guide rope, boardwalk, and braille signs designed for visually impaired visitors. A paved 2-mile bike/walk path also connects here to Coast Guard Beach.

  CCC Visited · Verified 2026-10-05

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• Easy

  Eastham Windmill (Windmill Green)

  Town of Eastham

  The Eastham Windmill stands on the Windmill Green in the center of town, a weathered shingled mill with its sails spread over an open lawn. The Eastham Historical Society says it was built in Plymouth about 1680, moved to Truro in the 1770s and then to Eastham in 1793, reaching its present site in 1808, and that it is the oldest and last working gristmill on the Cape. The Town of Eastham owns and maintains it, and the mill opens to visitors in July and August. Stroll the green to find the colorful Memorial Buoy Tree, built from lobster buoys, and a brick memorial plaza with the windmill rising behind it.

  CCC Visited · Verified 2026-10-06

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• Moderate · 1 mi

  Fort Hill Trail

  Natural trail · Cape Cod National Seashore / National Park Service

  A scenic 1-mile loop over open hilltop fields above Nauset Marsh with sweeping views of the salt marsh and the Atlantic beyond. Passes the historic Captain Edward Penniman House and Indian Rock. Connects directly to the Red Maple Swamp Trail boardwalk. Hilly in places; bring insect repellent in summer.

  CCC Visited · Verified 2026-06-25

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• Easy · 1.3 mi

  Nauset Marsh Trail

  Natural trail · Cape Cod National Seashore / National Park Service

  A 1.3-mile loop from the Salt Pond Visitor Center that traces the edge of Salt Pond and Nauset Marsh, crosses open fields, and returns through recovering forest. Excellent birding and water views; a spur connects toward Coast Guard Beach. Some sections can flood at high tide, so check conditions first.

  CCC Visited · Verified 2026-06-25

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• Easy

  Wiley Park Trail (Great Pond)

  Natural trail · Town of Eastham

  A town conservation area on the shore of Great Pond, one of Eastham's freshwater kettle ponds. Easy walking trails wind through the Wiley conservation area with educational signs about the kettle pond, plus a small swimming beach, playground, and tennis courts. Lifeguards in summer. A relaxed, family-friendly spot away from the busier Seashore trails.

  CCC Visited · Verified 2026-09-29

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• Easy · 1.7 mi

  Skiff Hill Overlook & Fort Hill Loop (Hemenway Landing Spur)

  Mixed · Cape Cod National Seashore / National Park Service

  A 1.7-mile loop beginning at the Penniman House parking lot in the Fort Hill area, connecting to Skiff Hill Overlook — one of the finest panoramic views over Nauset Marsh on the Outer Cape. A hexagonal gazebo at the summit shelters a glacial boulder with Native American sharpening grooves. The trail continues to Hemenway Landing on the marsh edge, where clammers launch and the Red Maple Swamp trail begins. A must-do for views, history, and birds.

  Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

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