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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 16-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 571 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 197 ft16.9 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

16 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 7–198 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. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  19. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  36. 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

53% paved6% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 3:35 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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