Old King's Highway & Rail Trail Access via Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod National Seashore near Fresh Brook, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 59 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89355, -69.97087
Nearest town Fresh Brook, MA
Directions
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Old King's Highway & Rail Trail Access via Cape Cod Rail Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 17–59 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod National Seashore
Trailhead: 41.89355, -69.97087
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 80°F / low 73° · precip 49% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:37 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 663 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Old King's Highway, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Rail Trail Access, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Old King's Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Rail Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old King's Highway, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
73% sand23% paved1% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 80°F73°
Precip49%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 5:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Tue
82°65°
Wed
79°65°
Thu
86°72°
Fri
89°73°
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
87°72°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Marconi Beach stop 663 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Old King's Highway 6.3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Old King's Highway 6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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