Cape Cod Rail Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69978, -70.08572
Nearest town Pleasant Lake, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod Rail Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 15–61 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69978, -70.08572

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  30. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt13% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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