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Old King's Highway is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 89 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89270, -69.96905
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA

Directions

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Old King's Highway

6.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 9–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.89270, -69.96905

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 487 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Old King's Highway, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

39% sand17% dirt12% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 487 m from the trailhead

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