Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 16-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 778 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 210 ft16.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74772, -70.57937
Nearest town Bourne, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
16 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 11–209 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74772, -70.57937
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 746 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 3.6 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 NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
45% paved3% dirt52% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 746 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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