Cape Cod Rail Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 9.4-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
9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 15–67 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70189, -70.08304
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 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.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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
90% dirt7% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Island Loop Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Island Loop Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Flax Pond 5.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Andrews Pond 5.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Island Loop Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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