Cape Cod National Seashore · Massachusetts

Red Maple Swamp Trail

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · Hike the Red Maple Swamp: 0.8 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · 30 ft of descent · 9 ft–34 ft · hiking

Trailhead Hemenway 15 ft Drive there

Hike the Red Maple Swamp 0.8 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

30-60 Minutes · no dogs

Start Hemenway Road, Eastham, MA

Find your trail to explore at Cape Cod National Seashore! One of eleven trails in the park is the Red Maple Swamp, 0.8-mile round trip boardwalk trail. Boardwalk sections of the trail meander through the heart of the Red Maple Swamp, with an option to connect back to the Fort Hill trail on either end. This setting is the most colorful in the fall.

The trail is rated as easy. It follows a boardwalk the entire way. Seasonal restrooms are located at the trail entrance near Hemenway Landing. Pets are not allowed on any of the hiking trails in the park.

Pets Pets are not allowed on any of the Seashore's walking trails. Pets are allowed seasonally on bike paths, seasonally on beaches, and year round on fire roads. Please call 508-255-3421 for more information.

Accessibility The trail is rated as easy. The trail is flat as it follows the boardwalk.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.