Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.2-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.
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 15–59 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69930, -70.08931
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 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.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Harwich Conservation Trust Conservation Restriction 4.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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