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
Getting there
Directions
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 Aug 3: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 71° · precip 48% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 1 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 16 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
Get outside more
A wild hike near Truro, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Truro, Massachusetts