Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 89 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90608, -69.97890
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.90608, -69.97890
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
39% dirt24% sand15% paved22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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
More from this trailhead
- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land–Duck Pond, 3 beaches 4.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Southeast Pond & Great Pond Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Great Pond Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft
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