Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 450 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 213 ft13.2 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
12.7 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 7–214 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
- Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 4.3 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 left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
- 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
67% paved1% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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