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Scusset Beach State Reservation Trail via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Scusset Beach State Reservation Trail via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, 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 – 23 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canal Service Road 41.77734, -70.54142
Nearest town Sagamore, MA
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Scusset Beach State Reservation Trail via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 3–23 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Canal Service Road · 41.77734, -70.54142

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Canal Service Road, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left onto Scusset Beach State Reservation Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Scusset Beach State Reservation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading W.
  6. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading W.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/scusset-beach-state-reservation-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

73% paved26% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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