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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  31. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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

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