Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet by the Sea, MA. The route reaches Marconi Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 82 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail 41.91279, -69.97362
Nearest town Wellfleet by the Sea, MA
Directions
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Marconi Beach via Old King's Highway
4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 12–83 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail · 41.91279, -69.97362
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Marconi Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 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
37% sand37% dirt26% 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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