Scusset Beach & Town Beach via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Town Beach before reaching Scusset Beach at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. 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 – 26 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77440, -70.55883
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
Directions
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Scusset Beach & Town Beach via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 3–25 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.77440, -70.55883
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Town Beach.
- 50 ftReach Scusset Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
94% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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