Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near South Wellfleet, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 85 ft1.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91347, -69.98450
Nearest town South Wellfleet, MA
Directions
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Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail & Old Wireless Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 12–85 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.91347, -69.98450
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Wireless Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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
62% dirt21% sand17% 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
92°74°
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