Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 85 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89913, -69.98352
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 56 min
Elevation 12–85 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.89913, -69.98352
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Wireless Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% dirt12% sand52% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
85°64°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 617 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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