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=Cape Cod National Seashore= =Fort Hill Trail= 70 Fort Hill Road Eastham, Massachusetts 02642 Cape Cod National Seashore website Cape Cod National Seashore map Guidlines for viewing nesting shorebirds at Cape Cod National Seashore Cape Cod National Searshore Self Guiding Trails brochure Cape Cod National Seashore Trails webpage Fort Hill Trail brochure

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Fort Hill, Eastham
Coordinates: 41.818792, -69.9644995 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Fort Hill Trail
Length: 1 mile loop, one hour.

Location: 70 Fort Hill Road. Turn off US-6 at the brown Fort Hill sign on Governor Prence Road in Eastham. Continue to the parking area on left, across from the Captain Penniman House. The trail may also be accessed from Hemenway Landing, just north of Fort Hill on US-6.

Features: This loop trail crosses open fields, connects with the Red Maple Swamp Trail, and offers spectacular vistas of Nauset Marsh area.

Conditions: Easy; solid surface; some log steps on slopes; seasonal restrooms near Hemenway Landing. From Cape Cod National Searshore Self Guiding Trails brochure

About Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Cod is a large peninsula extending 60 miles into the Atlantic ocean from the coast of Massachusetts. Located on the outer portion of the Cape, Cape Cod National Seashore's 44,600 acres encompass a rich mosaic of marine, estuarine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. These systems and their associated habitats reflect the Cape's glacial origin, dynamic natural processes, and at least 9,000 years of human activity. Geomorphic shoreline change, groundwater fluctuations, tidal dynamics including rising sea level, and atmospheric deposition are among the many physical processes that continue to shape the Seashore's ecosystems. Marine and estuarine systems include beaches, sand spits, tidal flats, salt marshes, and soft-bottom benthos. Freshwater ecosystems include kettle ponds, vernal pools, sphagnum bogs, and swamps. Terrestrial systems include pitch pine and scrub oak forests, heathlands, dunes, and sandplain grasslands. Many of these habitats are globally uncommon and the species that occupy them are correspondingly rare. From Cape Cod National Seashore website



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