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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 536 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 243 ft15.4 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

14.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 5 hr 14 min

Elevation 7–242 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74693, -70.58872

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 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. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading NW.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
  26. 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

57% paved1% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. 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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