AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near North 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 mi23 – 59 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rail Trail Access Path 41.84773, -69.98469
Nearest town North Eastham, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 23–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rail Trail Access Path · 41.84773, -69.98469

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

  1. Start on Rail Trail Access Path, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right onto Rail Trail Access Path, heading S.
  7. 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-viewpoint-out-back-7-km-583a

Trail surface

70% paved19% sand11% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.

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