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| | Hiking | 2.54 Miles | 1 Hour 19 Mns | | 2.18 mph |
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| partners | | After checking out of our hotel—and before driving down to the mid-Cape to meet up with our 27 family members driving in from Michigan—we hit up a few short hikes.
We turned the Fort Hill and Red Maple Swamp trails into a clockwise loop. There were great views of Nauset Marsh and the Atlantic beyond. We caught up to and joined, for a while, an NPS ranger who was giving a guided tour that covered the history of the area and Cape Cod. I learned a few things I had never known—like the fact that, at one point in the past, Cape Cod was essentially a dust bowl due to extensive logging and land clearing.
He also mentioned that Cape Cod National Seashore is the 20th busiest national park in the U.S., which honestly surprised me.
There was never actually a fort built at Fort Hill, but it served as a high point for observing activity in the area.
The Doane Trail was unremarkable but worth checking out if you're already nearby. Definitely bring insect repellent. Doane Rock is the largest exposed glacial erratic on Cape Cod. |
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