Old Kings Highway
5.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Old Kings Highway is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It climbs 368 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Kings Highway
5.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 20–147 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.99176, -70.04343
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Jam's Store - Truro stop 588 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:28 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Jam's Store - Truro stop 588 m from the trailhead
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