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Island Pond Conservation Area

Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Island Loop Trail 41.69215, -70.08147
Nearest town Harwich, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: Island Loop Trail · 41.69215, -70.08147

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Island Loop Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  33. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
  37. 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-8820

Trail surface

76% dirt13% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:27 PM.

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