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Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 89 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91506, -69.98209
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 9–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.91506, -69.98209

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 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 surface

42% dirt23% paved22% sand13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 3 min before dark.

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