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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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-kings-highway-out-back-4-km-ffcd

Trail surface

82% sand18% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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