Old King's Highway is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old King's Highway
6.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.90056, -69.97625
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 753 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 753 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Old King's Highway 6.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road via Old King's Highway 5.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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