Woods Walk at Highlands Center
A radically different experience during your Cape visit.
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Woods Walk at Highlands Center Details
If you want a radically different experience during your Cape visit, take this one-mile hike through the Highland Center, formerly the North Truro Air Force Station and full of relics from the Cold War. As you hike through this former coastal radar station you'll see an old helicopter pad, military housing, and a still-active civilian radar dome. You'll also pass through the campus of the Highlands Center, home to the Payomet Performing Arts Center and some interesting outdoor sculpture. The trail starts to the left of the baseball fields at the end of Old Dewline Road and is steep in places; it also includes a walk on a paved road.
Difficulty
Moderate
Distance
1 mile
Estimated time
30 minutes
Region
N/A
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Woods Walk at Highlands Center
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Atlantic Research Center
To promote research and information exchange on the physical and biological systems of the park.
0.2 mi away
Jenny Lind Tower
A 55-foot granite tower haunted by Opera singer Jenny Lind's ghost.
0.2 mi away
Highlands Center
A portion of the former North Truro Air Force Center.
0.6 mi away
Highland Lighthouse (Cape Cod Light)
Built in 1857, this lighthouse is still active.
0.7 mi away
Highland Lighthouse
The Highland Lighthouse was built in 1857 on a site that had been active as a light station since 1797.
