Old Kings Highway
4.6 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Old Kings Highway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Truro, MA. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Kings Highway
4.6 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 39–147 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.97441, -70.03494
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn 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.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Cemetery Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Old Kings Highway 5.2 mi · ▲ 265 ft
- Great Pond–Round Pond, 3 lakes 6.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft
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