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Old King's Highway is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 89 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89866, -69.98092
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA

Directions

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Old King's Highway

4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 9–88 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.89866, -69.98092

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 61% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 701 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 200 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

24% sand18% dirt16% paved42% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F52°
Precip61%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity85%
Rained 1.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 19% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 28% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°58° 63%
Tue 60°56°
Wed 62°56°
Thu 62°57° 27%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 701 m from the trailhead

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