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Cape Cod National Seashore

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.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 66 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: CCRT Access 41.84653, -69.98279
Nearest town Eastham, MA
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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 Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 45% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on CCRT Access, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass Marconi Beach.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftReach Marconi Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.5 miTurn right onto CCRT Access, heading S.
  20. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marconi-beach-out-back-12-km-8296

Trail surface

44% sand40% paved15% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip45%Wind16 mphUV8Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 26% rain4 AM: 43% rain5 AM: 45% rain6 AM: 20% rain7 AM: 19% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 14% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 45% rain2 PM: 33% rain3 PM: 30% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 12% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue 82°65°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71°
Sun 87°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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