Drive your Bike Instead

Leave the car behind, and Drive your Bike instead to popular destinations from the Cape Cod Canal to Provincetown. Load your bike for free aboard any Cape Cod RTA transit bus, or drop off the car in one of the many Park & Ride lots.

Cape Cod Rail Trail – South Dennis to South Wellfleet

The freshly-rehabbed Cape Cod Rail Trail follows an old railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet. Its paved surface, few hills and well-marked vehicle crossings make it ideal. The trail has a wide, unpaved shoulder on one side to accommodate horseback riding, walkers and runners.

There are many opportunities to get off the trail. Food and water are available, and public restrooms can be found at Nickerson State Park, the Salt Pond Visitors Center at Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham and the Seashore Headquarters in Wellfleet. Bike rentals are available at many points along the way. For more information call Nickerson State Park at 508-896-3491.

If your destination is Harwich or Chatham, try the Old Colony Rail Trail spur.

Shining Sea Bikeway – North Falmouth to Woods Hole

Falmouth native Katherine Lee Bates penned the tribute, “America the Beautiful”, and its “sea to shining sea” lyric was adapted to brand this delightful and functional trail. It winds 10.7 miles from North Falmouth, along Vineyard Sound, to Woods Hole on a former rail bed. Use it to avoid the worst of the seasonal traffic.

Connect to/from the bikeway to the Steamship Authority’s Martha’s Vineyard ferry at Woods Hole.  Get Bikeway Map.

Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

You’ll never find a better way to travel between the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges than on this 7.5- mile path that’s both generally flat and well paved. It’s ideal for casual cyclists and families. The views are unbeatable too. Find out more.

Cape Cod National Seashore Bike Trails

World class scenery will greet you as you bike the:

Nauset Trail is a delightful 1.6 mile route from Salt Pond Visitor Center (Rte. 6, Eastham) to Coast Guard Beach.  A picnic area and rest area are located at Doane Rock.

Head of the Meadow Trail is a stirring 2 mile route in the vicinity of Head of the Meadow Bach, a National Seashore beach in Truro (off Rte. 6).  There's town and national park Service parking.

The Province Lands Trail loops 5.5 miles through the Province Lands dunes.  There are spurs to Herring Cove Beach and Race Point Beach, National Seashore beaches.  The main trail has steep hills, sharp curves, low tunnels and windblown sand.  Access it at the Province Lands Visitor Center and Beach Forest, both in Provincetown (Rte. 6).

Reminder: bike safety begins with helmets. They are required by Massachusetts law for riders age 16 and under, and strongly recommended for all.

For information, call 508 255-3421 or view trail maps.

For more: Check out the Cape Cod Bike Guide or visit MassBike. You can also call the Cape Cod Chapter of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition at 508 776-9290.

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