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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway

2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. The route reaches Cape Cod National Seashore Beach. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 151 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02689, -70.05387
Nearest town Truro, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway

2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min

Elevation 18–151 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.02689, -70.05387

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
  6. 1 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-old-kings-highway-out-back-4-km-aa99

Trail surface

89% sand11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:59 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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