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.
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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: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 58% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Old King's Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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.
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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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