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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway

2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 47 min

Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway is a 2.2-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 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 151 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Outermost Road 42.02744, -70.05061
Nearest town Truro, MA
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Cape Cod National Seashore Beach & Old King's Highway

2.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 47 min

Elevation 88–151 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: Old Outermost Road · 42.02744, -70.05061

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 450 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-viewpoint-cape-cod-national-seashore-beach-out-back-3-beaches-3-km-c560

Trail surface

54% sand46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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