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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

13.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 26 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76988, -70.50532
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

13.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 7–26 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76988, -70.50532

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 2 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading W.
  6. 4.5 miReach Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 6.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 100 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-21-km-f3d7

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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