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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod Rail Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 89 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89350, -69.98561
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 9–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.89350, -69.98561

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 250 ftArrive 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-9-km-e535

Trail surface

18% sand16% dirt11% paved55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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