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Cape Cod National Seashore

Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route passes Marconi Beach before reaching Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 52 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89059, -69.96621
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
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Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 13–51 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.89059, -69.96621

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 231 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Marconi Beach.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftPass Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint.
  11. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 100 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-viewpoint-out-back-6-km-54ba

Trail surface

60% sand37% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 231 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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