Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet by the Sea, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 89 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bell Road 41.92793, -69.97904
Nearest town Wellfleet by the Sea, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Bell Road · 41.92793, -69.97904
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Bell Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
48% dirt20% sand16% paved16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Mon
92°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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