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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 5-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 62 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74685, -70.59688
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 3–62 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74685, -70.59688

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 487 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 1.9 miSharp right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  8. 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-cod-canal-bikeway-out-back-8-km-3cdc

Trail surface

82% paved14% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 487 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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