Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, MA. The route reaches Marconi Beach at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 21–64 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: CCRT Access · 41.84653, -69.98279
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start on CCRT Access, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Marconi Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Marconi Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto CCRT Access, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:59 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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