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Scusset Beach & Town Beach via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading E.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  5. 2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Town Beach.
  7. 50 ftReach Scusset Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading W.
  10. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 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/town-beach-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.3″ 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 82°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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