10 Cape Cod Hikes off the Beaten Path - 2025 Cape Cod Travel Guide - Magazine - Page 39
10 Cape Cod Hikes off the Beaten Path
WAYNE EARL CHINNOCK
MONOMOY NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
CHATHAM
Part of the Eastern Massachusetts National
Wildlife Refuge Complex, the 7,604-acre
Monomoy Refuge is a sanctuary for migratory
birds, gray seals and other wildlife. The 1.7mile Morris Island Loop Trail provides easy
access to this coastal wonderland, with views
of Chatham Lighthouse and Stage Harbor. The
trail covers varied terrain, from packed sand
to dunes, freshwater ponds, mud昀氀ats and
marshes, making Monomoy a birdwatcher’s
paradise, home to species like the Rufa Red
Knot, Sandpipers and American Oystercatcher.
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