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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Kings Highway, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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