46.6 km
Length
+263 m
Ascent
−262 m
Descent
35 m
Highest point
1
Hairpins
4.4%
Max gradient
1h 02min
Drive time (approx.)
The Outer Cape map
46.6 km · 1 hairpin · 35 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Outer Cape look like?

US Route 6 southbound entering Eastham MA
US Route 6 southbound entering Eastham MA · John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
US 6 map
US 6 map · Nick Nolte · CC0
Massachusetts State Route 6A 050706 665
Massachusetts State Route 6A 050706 665 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Massachusetts State Route 6A 050706 661
Massachusetts State Route 6A 050706 661 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cape Cod National Seashore near Race Point (14115542537)
Cape Cod National Seashore near Race Point (14115542537) · m01229 from USA · CC BY 2.0
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre sign, featuring The Simpsons Movie, Wellfleet, 2007
Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre sign, featuring The Simpsons Movie, Wellfleet, 2007 · DimiTalen · CC0
Salt Pond Visitor Center, Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham MA
Salt Pond Visitor Center, Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastham MA · John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
Capt Edward Penniman House
Capt Edward Penniman House · Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Start and finish

Start
Orleans
41.79634, -69.99175
Finish
Provincetown
42.05782, -70.19060

Along the road

Parking

158
Upper Boat Meadow Trailhead Parking 1.0 km · 4 m
Upper Boat Meadow Trailhead Parking 1.2 km · 6 m
Fort Hill Parking (Lower) 3.3 km · 3 m
Salt Pond Visitor Center 5.3 km · 8 m
Staff Parking 10.5 km · 10 m
Staff Parking 10.5 km · 10 m
Jerome Smith Parking Lot 46.1 km · 3 m
151 unnamed places along the road, from 0.3 km to 46.6 km.

EV chargers

4
Tesla Supercharger 0.6 km · 3 m
Tesla Destination Charger 13.9 km · 8 m
Provincetown, MA - Tesla Supercharger 38.7 km · 6 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.6 km to 38.7 km.

Restaurants and cafés

22
Starbucks 0.7 km · 3 m
Papa Gino's 0.8 km · 3 m
Remo’s Pizza 6.4 km · 17 m
Bellamy's Grill & Bar 6.7 km · 14 m
Red Barn Pizza 7.3 km · 12 m
Basco Grill 7.3 km · 13 m
Karoo Restaurant 7.4 km · 14 m
Fairway Restaurant & Pizzeria 7.5 km · 14 m
Caroline's Bar and Grill 7.6 km · 14 m
The Friendly Fisherman 7.9 km · 16 m
Brickhouse 8.4 km · 15 m
Harrigan's Cafe 10.3 km · 8 m
7 more
3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.7 km to 45.9 km.

Viewpoints

10
Shank Painter Pond Overlook 45.4 km · 9 m
9 unnamed places along the road, from 3.5 km to 45.4 km.

Toilets

10
Herring Cove Beach House 44.1 km · 7 m
9 unnamed places along the road, from 3.5 km to 44.1 km.

Fuel

9
BP 4.4 km · 10 m
Cumberland Farms 7.7 km · 13 m
Shell 7.8 km · 15 m
Cumberland Farms 17.5 km · 5 m
Mobil 17.7 km · 6 m
Citgo 30.8 km · 17 m
Cumberland Farms 45.9 km · 3 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 4.4 km to 45.9 km.