Canal Service Road & Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Buzzards Bay, MA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 69 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74378, -70.61415
Nearest town Buzzards Bay, MA
Directions
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Canal Service Road & Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
7.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 1–70 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74378, -70.61415
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Buzzards Bay stop 130 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.9 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, 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 N.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% paved22% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:13 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Buzzards Bay stop 130 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
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