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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

9.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 144 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74981, -70.57780
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

9.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 11–145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74981, -70.57780

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  3. 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
  12. 3.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-cod-canal-bikeway-out-back-15-km-73bf

Trail surface

78% paved10% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 4 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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