AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cape Cod Rail Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near South Dennis, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 46 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.69046, -70.15790
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 28–45 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.69046, -70.15790

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

Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 792 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 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-3-km-1816

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S. Dennis - Patriot Square stop 792 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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