Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 89 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old King's Highway 41.89976, -69.98353
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Old King's Highway · 41.89976, -69.98353
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear 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 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.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 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
20% dirt17% paved17% sand46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 547 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
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