Lecount Hollow Beach & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route passes Marconi Beach before reaching Lecount Hollow Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 66 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89059, -69.96621
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Lecount Hollow Beach & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway
6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 9–66 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.89059, -69.96621
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 80°F / low 73° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Marconi Beach.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Lecount Hollow Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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
33% dirt23% sand11% paved33% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 80°F73°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
82°65°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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