Cape Cod National Seashore

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.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 148 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02408, -70.06343
Nearest town Pond Village, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miReach Old King's Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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

89% sand11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

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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