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Cape Cod Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Eastham, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 59 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.84376, -69.98222
Nearest town Eastham, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 34–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.84376, -69.98222

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 2 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-7-km-d487

Trail surface

81% paved18% sand1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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