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Island Pond Conservation Area

Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near South Dennis, 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 – 62 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dennis Conservation Land Trust Trail 41.69234, -70.16060
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: Dennis Conservation Land Trust Trail · 41.69234, -70.16060

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Dennis Conservation Land Trust Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.6 miSharp right onto Dennis Conservation Land Trust Trail, heading W.
  35. 150 ftArrive 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-17-km-7a9b

Trail surface

80% dirt8% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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