Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. The route reaches Marconi Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 56 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: LeCount Trailhead 41.91588, -69.98755
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
Directions
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Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway
4.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 9–56 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: LeCount Trailhead · 41.91588, -69.98755
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Farrell's Market - Wellfleet stop 560 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Marconi Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
33% sand17% dirt7% paved43% 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 7:58 PM
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Mon
93°75°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farrell's Market - Wellfleet stop 560 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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