Cape Cod Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near South Dennis, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 46 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69235, -70.16621
Nearest town South Dennis, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 4–45 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69235, -70.16621
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
66% paved26% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Island Loop Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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