Cape Cod National Seashore

Old Kings Highway

9.2 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Old Kings Highway is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It climbs 372 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 148 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.98407, -70.04455
Nearest town Truro, MA

Directions

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Old Kings Highway

9.2 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 19–147 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: connector · 41.98407, -70.04455

Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 48% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading W.
  13. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 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 surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip48%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity91%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 47% rain6 AM: 22% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 47% rain2 PM: 37% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 82°65°
Wed 80°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 16%
Sun 78°70° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 0 min before dark.

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