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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 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.

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Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 6:59 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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