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.
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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 Aug 4: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 71° · precip 48% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod National Seashore Beach.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Cape Cod National Seashore Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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