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Old King's Highway is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 89 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89355, -69.97087
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA

Directions

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Old King's Highway

6.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 9–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.89355, -69.97087

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 663 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 500 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

41% sand14% dirt12% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 663 m from the trailhead

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