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.
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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 58% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 3 min before dark.
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