Cape Cod National Seashore

Higgins Hollow Road

2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 48 min

Higgins Hollow Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 144 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01431, -70.04691
Nearest town Truro, MA

Directions

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Higgins Hollow Road

2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 48 min

Elevation 26–146 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.01431, -70.04691

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading E.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 79°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 77°69° 17%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 6 min before dark.

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