Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 33 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.77691, -70.49806
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
Directions
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 3–34 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.77691, -70.49806
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
94% paved6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed
83°67°
Thu
85°74°
Fri
87°73°
Sat
86°72°
15%
Sun
90°69°
Mon
89°74°
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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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