If you’ve never hiked the Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail in Truro, put it on your list. It is so pretty and so diverse. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
There are so many different variations of the trail that you can take from the overlook of Ballston Beach to the Cranberry Bog itself to the huge dunes at the end of the trail.
As you can see by the photos, I love climbing the huge dune at the end!
We took a ride up to Pamet Harbor and stopped at Fisher Beach on the way. I had never been there before and boy, what a surprise! It was just gorgeous with the sun shining so bright in the sky. Wow!
The Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail in Truro has so much to see with its great views. This was so pretty hiking out toward the dunes through the woods. Depending on when you go, it is frequently quiet and secluded. Some people have said that this is the best hike on the Outer Cape!
“On March 9 of 2013 Atlantic Hurricane cut a 100-foot wide opening in the narrow barrier dune at Ballston Beach in Truro, on Cape Cod. Tons of seawater surged into the freshwater marshes of the upper Pamet River eventually reaching Route 6, and briefly turning the end of Cape Cod into an island.”
What an incredible story! I took this photograph from the summit above Ballston Beach on the Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail. You can see where the dunes were swept away and the water went inland.
Mother Nature always has her own way…
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