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Cape Cod National Seashore

Old King's Highway

2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 43 min

Old King's Highway is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 144 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.01704, -70.06021
Nearest town Truro, MA
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Old King's Highway

2 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 43 min

Elevation 18–145 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.01704, -70.06021

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Old King's Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-kings-highway-out-back-3-km-f716

Trail surface

33% sand67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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