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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn 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.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 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
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Andrews Pond via Island Loop Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Island Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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