Canal Service Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 69 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75155, -70.58951
Nearest town Bourne, MA
Directions
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Canal Service Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
5.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 3–70 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75155, -70.58951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Canal Service Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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
59% paved32% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 3 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 4 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
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