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Mt. Perry via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches Mt. Perry at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 171 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74981, -70.57780
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Mt. Perry via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

9.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 11–172 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74981, -70.57780

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  3. 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftReach Mt. Perry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 4.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 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

80% paved1% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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