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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 62 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75099, -70.58704
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

4.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 3–62 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.75099, -70.58704

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:13 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 474 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  4. 1.7 miSharp right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  8. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-cod-canal-bikeway-out-back-7-km-32e3

Trail surface

79% paved17% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:13 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 474 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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