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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

4.2 mi · ▲ 31 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 31 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 41.74920, -70.58954
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

4.2 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 3–62 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74920, -70.58954

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:12 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 285 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight 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 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 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-6467

Trail surface

80% paved17% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:12 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:41 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 285 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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