The Old King's Highway

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55.3 km

Length

+317 m

Ascent

−314 m

Descent

26 m

Highest point

2.9%

Max gradient

1h 14min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 26 m

13 °C clearsky

wind 8 m/s · clouds 5%

At the start

14 °C clearsky

wind 11 m/s · clouds 7%

	Min	Max	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	9 °C	14 °C	14 m/s	partlycloudy
Saturday 24 Oct	7 °C	11 °C	8 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	5 °C	14 °C	3 m/s	clearsky

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: paved 3%, asphalt 65%

Roads nearby

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Length: +263 m
Ascent

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Length: +396 m
Ascent

The Sakonnet

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Length: +159 m
Ascent

55.3 km · 26 m

Elevation profile

What does The Old King's Highway look like?

Claire Saltonstall Bikeway on MA Route 6A northbound, Truro MA · John Phelan · CC BY 3.0

MA Route 6A in West Barnstable MA · John Phelan · CC BY 3.0

6A ptown to race point light (14287640401) · Russ · CC BY 2.0

Massachusetts State Route 124 - 8293182211 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cape Cod, Massachusetts - 8303811184 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0

Windmill on Cape Cod - B&W (14001522895) · m01229 from USA · CC BY 2.0

Orleans Massachusetts, roundabout warning road sign reading 'rotary' · Bigguy637 · CC0

Keith Field Sagamore 2019 · JonP125 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Orleans

41.79218, -69.98683

Finish

Bourne

41.77408, -70.54335

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Starbucks 0.0 km · 10 m

Bangkok Thai Cuisine 0.0 km · 10 m

Papa Gino's 0.0 km · 10 m

The Lost Dog Pub 0.1 km · 14 m

Sunbird 0.3 km · 18 m

Hole-in-One 0.5 km · 17 m

Mahoney’s Bar & Grill 0.6 km · 17 m

Hot Chocolate Sparrow 0.6 km · 17 m

Rock Harbor Grill 0.8 km · 18 m

Orleans Lobster Pound 1.1 km · 13 m

Big Dogs 1.4 km · 22 m

Beacon Room 1.6 km · 24 m

43 more

2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 54.0 km.

Parking

352

Cape Cod Rail Trail Parking 0.7 km · 18 m

Hilltop Plaza Parking Lot 1.3 km · 23 m

Nickerson State Park 4.5 km · 14 m

Long Pasture 28.9 km · 12 m

Church Parking 31.2 km · 16 m

347 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 55.3 km.

Fuel

Sunoco 0.4 km · 17 m

AllTown Mobile 0.6 km · 17 m

Mobil 0.6 km · 17 m

Cumberland Farms 0.7 km · 18 m

Gulf 44.6 km · 4 m

Shell 51.1 km · 3 m

Citgo 54.0 km · 10 m

Stop and Shop 54.9 km · 9 m

Shell 55.2 km · 9 m

5 unnamed places along the road, from 0.4 km to 55.2 km.

EV chargers

ChargePoint 0.7 km · 18 m

Toilets

Comfort Station 53.2 km · 12 m

Comfort Station 1 53.3 km · 12 m

Comfort Station 53.3 km · 12 m

4 unnamed places along the road, from 4.6 km to 55.1 km.

Viewpoints

1 unnamed place along the road, from 14.2 km to 14.2 km.