Cape Cod National Seashore

Old King's Highway

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Old King's Highway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 56 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88873, -69.98409
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA

Directions

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Old King's Highway

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 16–56 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 41.88873, -69.98409

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 72° · precip 48% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

82% sand18% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 79°F72°
Precip48%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 21% rain4 AM: 38% rain5 AM: 48% rain6 AM: 21% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 45% rain2 PM: 35% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue 81°65°
Wed 79°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°71° 16%
Sun 87°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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