Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 293 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 197 ft · steepest grade: 17%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74772, -70.57937
Nearest town Bourne, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
10.7 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 11–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74772, -70.57937
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 746 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Marist Street, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
68% paved3% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed
81°67°
Thu
85°73°
Fri
86°73°
Sat
86°72°
15%
Sun
90°69°
Mon
88°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 746 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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