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Cape Cod National Seashore

Old Kings Highway

6.3 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Old Kings Highway is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It climbs 429 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 148 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98718, -70.04552
Nearest town Truro, MA
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Old Kings Highway

6.3 mi · ▲ 429 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 23–147 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.98718, -70.04552

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miReach Old Kings Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 300 ftArrive 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-10-km-6183

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F51°
Precip61%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity86%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 61% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 24% rain10 PM: 23% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Mon 62°58° 60%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 60°58°
Thu 60°59° 26%
Fri 61°58° 51%
Sat 60°57° 50%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 6 min before dark.

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