Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near North Eastham, MA. The route reaches Marconi Beach. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marconi Beach & Old King's Highway via Cape Cod Rail Trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 13–64 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Cape Cod Rail Trail · 41.86471, -69.98279
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Marconi Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Cape Cod Rail Trail Trailhead
- Depot Pond–Upper Boat Meadow & South Eastham Conservation Area Beach, 4 lakes 9.1 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Depot Pond–Jemima Pond, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint via Cape Cod Rail Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Cape Cod Rail Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cape Cod National Seashore Beach–Cape Cod Rail Viewpoint Loop, 3 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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