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Island Pond Conservation Area

Cape Cod Rail Trail

11 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Island Pond Conservation Area near Harwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 62 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68767, -70.08190
Nearest town Harwich, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

11 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Island Pond Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.68767, -70.08190

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:10 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lexington Drive, heading W.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Island Loop Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  32. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left onto Island Loop Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lexington Drive, heading SE.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 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-18-km-952d

Trail surface

72% dirt12% paved16% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 79°F63°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:10 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Sat 72°62°
Sun 66°57° 15%
Mon 73°60°
Tue 75°65°
Wed 75°67° 29%
Thu 75°60° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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