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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 144 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77148, -70.50531
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 8–145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77148, -70.50531

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading S.
  6. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 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-5-km-9183

Trail surface

52% paved26% dirt22% 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.

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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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