Old King's Highway is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 89 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89866, -69.98092
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Old King's Highway
4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 9–88 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.89866, -69.98092
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 6:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 701 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old King's Highway, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bell Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 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
25% sand18% dirt12% paved45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:27 AMSunset 6:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 701 m from the trailhead
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