Old King's Highway
2.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Old King's Highway is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pond Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old King's Highway
2.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 18–148 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 42.02408, -70.06343
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Old King's Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Longnook Beach & Cape Cod National Seashore Beach via Old King's Highway 3.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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