Lecount Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route reaches Lecount Hollow Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 72 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90608, -69.97890
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Lecount Hollow Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 9–71 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.90608, -69.97890
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Lecount Hollow Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt24% paved4% sand18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Mon
92°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway 4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land–Duck Pond, 3 beaches 4.5 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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