Cape Cod National Seashore

Old Kings Highway

3.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Old Kings Highway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 148 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.98120, -70.02957
Nearest town Truro, MA

Directions

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Old Kings Highway

3.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 39–147 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore

Trailhead: connector · 41.98120, -70.02957

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:36 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 100 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

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 80°65° 15%
Thu 76°70°
Fri 78°71°
Sat 74°68° 17%
Sun 78°70° 17%
Mon 78°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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