AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cape Cod Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near South Dennis, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 46 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69542, -70.14977
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 28–47 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69542, -70.14977

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 83 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 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-rail-trail-out-back-4-km-ae26

Trail surface

46% paved45% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 83 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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