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Cape Cod National Seashore

Old King's Highway

2.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Old King's Highway is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Pond Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 87 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 148 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02408, -70.06343
Nearest town Pond Village, MA
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Old King's Highway

2.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 18–148 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.02408, -70.06343

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miReach Old King's Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miArrive 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-5-km-234f

Trail surface

89% sand11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 79°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°70°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 77°69° 17%
Mon 78°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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