Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 59 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69930, -70.08931
Nearest town Pleasant Lake, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 15–59 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69930, -70.08931
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt14% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
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