Cape Cod Rail Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 10.4-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.
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 29 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
- Start on Dennis Conservation Land Trust Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Dennis Conservation Land Trust Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive 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 5.1 mi in (~125 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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