AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cape Cod Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Eastham, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 59 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail 41.84376, -69.98222
Nearest town Eastham, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 34–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.84376, -69.98222

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-cod-rail-trail-out-back-7-km-d487

Trail surface

81% paved18% sand1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F66°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Wed 79°66°
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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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