Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 89 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91347, -69.98450
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 54 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.91347, -69.98450
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% dirt30% paved30% sand6% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 63°F52°
Precip61%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity87%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon
62°58°
63%
Tue
60°56°
Wed
61°56°
Thu
62°57°
27%
Fri
61°56°
50%
Sat
60°57°
50%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:59 PM — 11 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
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