Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. The route reaches Marconi Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 59 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90608, -69.97890
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway
4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 12–58 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 left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Marconi Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
45% sand26% dirt29% 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°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 408 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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