Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near North 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.
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 23–59 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rail Trail Access Path · 41.84773, -69.98469
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 45% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Rail Trail Access Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Rail Trail Access Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:27 PM.
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More from Rail Trail Access Path Trailhead
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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