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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 552 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 243 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74772, -70.57937
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

14.3 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Elevation 11–242 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  3. 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading W.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  27. 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 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

51% paved1% dirt48% 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 746 m from the trailhead

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