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Island Pond Conservation Area

Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68767, -70.08190
Nearest town Harwich, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.68767, -70.08190

Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 57° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lexington Drive, heading W.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  28. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.2 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-16-km-edcc

Trail surface

79% dirt6% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F57°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:12 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Mon 73°56°
Tue 74°64°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 77°72° 37%
Fri 72°64°
Sat 75°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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