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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway is a 2.3-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 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 151 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Outermost Road 42.02481, -70.04930
Nearest town Truro, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 117–151 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Old Outermost Road · 42.02481, -70.04930

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Old King's Highway, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miArrive 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-dca7

Trail surface

44% sand56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 77°69° 17%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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