AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cape Cod Rail Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 66 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70189, -70.08304
Nearest town Pleasant Lake, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 15–67 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70189, -70.08304

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  23. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.6 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/flax-pond-flax-pond-out-back-15-km-b096

Trail surface

90% dirt7% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F53°
Precip7%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity86%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:39 PM
Wed 63°53°
Thu 62°56° 32%
Fri 60°54° 73%
Sat 57°56° 73%
Sun 61°57° 64%
Mon 60°58° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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