Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 89 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91660, -69.98192
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.91660, -69.98192
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 51% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 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
45% dirt22% paved21% sand12% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 79°F72°
Precip51%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 4 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bell Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Great Pond–Long Pond, 12 lakes 7.2 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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