Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route passes Marconi Beach and Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 66 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89913, -69.98352
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint & Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway
3.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 13–64 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.89913, -69.98352
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 617 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old King's Highway, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Marconi Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
53% dirt31% sand2% paved14% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
85°64°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
15%
Sun
87°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 617 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land via Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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