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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miReach Canal Service Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  15. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 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

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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