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Island Pond Conservation Area

Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lexington Drive 41.69161, -70.07651
Nearest town Harwich, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: Lexington Drive · 41.69161, -70.07651

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

Transit-accessible: Harwich Community Center/High School stop 730 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lexington Drive, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading E.
  41. 0.1 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-17-km-ca14

Trail surface

78% dirt12% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Harwich Community Center/High School stop 730 m from the trailhead

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