Popular Cape Cod beach may remain closed for the summer

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Popular Cape Cod beach may remain closed for the summer

Fans of Long ***** Beach in

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may have to find another strand this summer.

Public access to the popular, Atlantic-facing beach has been closed for several weeks due to concerns about the stability of the surrounding sand bluffs, and the town is undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of the situation with help from the

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In a phone interview with the Cape Cod Times, Truro Town Manager

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said “it’s a very likely chance” that Long ***** Beach will remain closed for the summer.

According to a

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, in late spring, a loader and excavator were used “to moderate the slope of the coastal bank and establish pathways.”

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Access to Long ***** Beach in Truro may remain closed for the summer due to safety concerns about unstable cliffs.

Truro’s attempt to make beach access safer ‘no match’ for erosion

The method has often been used by the town to deal with access issues caused by winter erosion. This time around, the results weren’t satisfactory. According to the town’s release, “while the efforts provided some access, they proved to be no match for the severity of erosion occurring at this location.”

“We have some significant concerns,” said Tangeman. “We know there is significant demand and appreciation for this beach and we’re moving forward as quickly as we can.”

Tangeman stressed that the safety of beachgoers is the town’s primary concern, particularly avoiding possible injury (or worse) from a cliff collapse.

“We are working to find out what we need to do to stabilize the cliff,” he said.

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Cliffs near the beach entrance at Long ***** Beach in Truro, as seen on June 28, 2024.

In 1973, a cliff collapse at Long ***** Beach claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy.

According to a Cape Cod Standard-Times story, the boy was ******* under 20 feet of sand when part of a 165-foot cliff collapsed south of the beach parking lot. It took several hours for rescuers to find the boy.

”Early attempts to dig out the area where the youth was lost nearly cost (the) lives of two of the diggers,” wrote Neil G. Nickerson in the Cape Cod Standard-Times. ”The surf was pounding, the men were soaking wet, and a particularly vehement surf nearly took the two out to sea.”

Access to Long ***** was also

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, when erosion created a sheer drop from the parking lot down to the beach.

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Long ***** Beach in Truro is located along the Atlantic Ocean and offers panoramic views, as seen in this June 28, 2024 photo.

What efforts are being made to reopen the beach?

Mark Borrelli, a coastal geologist at the

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, said there are plans in the works for a series of drone mapping surveys that will provide three-dimensional information about the Long ***** cliffs. These surveys will likely be spaced out over a ******* of weeks or longer to see what changes might be occurring.

Possible solutions to the situation will have to be considered carefully, said Borelli.

“It’s definitely tricky and full of challenges,” he added. “When it comes to altering natural features, you want to avoid unintended consequences.”

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Access to the Long ***** Beach parking lot in Truro is closed.

Tangeman said the town would also be working with the

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as they consider ways to restore access. As more information becomes available, updates will be published on the town’s website,

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In the meantime,

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seeking an Atlantic-facing beach experience have other options, including Ballston Beach, Coast Guard Beach (yes, there is a Coast Guard Beach in Truro) and Head of the Meadow Beach.

Eric Williams, when not solving Curious Cape Cod mysteries, writes about a variety of ways to enjoy the Cape, the weather, wildlife and other subjects. Contact him at *****@*****.tld. Follow him on X: @capecast.

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