Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
3.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 8–143 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto The Runway, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bayview Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 3.8 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Bayview Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Marist Street 4.5 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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