Cahoon Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route reaches Cahoon Hollow Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 322 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cahoon Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 322 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 9–105 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old King's Highway · 41.89976, -69.98353
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bell Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Cahoon Hollow Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 547 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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