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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 144 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74693, -70.58872
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

10.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 7–143 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74693, -70.58872

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  2. 4.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Runway, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Bayview Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
  14. 4.2 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

82% paved7% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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