Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Lake, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 66 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70189, -70.08304
Nearest town Pleasant Lake, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 15–67 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70189, -70.08304
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt13% paved5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:39 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Rail Trail
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