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

Directions

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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 Aug 3: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 71° · precip 48% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 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 surface

89% sand11% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 80°F71°
Precip48%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 32% rain5 AM: 47% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 46% rain2 PM: 37% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 31% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 77°63°
Thu 75°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 20%
Sun 77°69°

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

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