Cape Cod National Seashore

Old Kings Highway via Higgins Hollow Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Old Kings Highway via Higgins Hollow Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 144 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00693, -70.04802
Nearest town Truro, MA

Directions

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Old Kings Highway via Higgins Hollow Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 8–146 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: 42.00693, -70.04802

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Kings Highway, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach Old Kings Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Higgins Hollow Road, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

94% dirt3% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 12 min before dark.

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