Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 85 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: LeCount Trailhead 41.91588, -69.98755
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
Directions
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Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road via Cape Cod Rail Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 49 min
Elevation 9–85 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: LeCount Trailhead · 41.91588, -69.98755
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Farrell's Market - Wellfleet stop 560 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 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 right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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
56% dirt14% paved1% sand29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Mon
93°75°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farrell's Market - Wellfleet stop 560 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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