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The Cape is a a a a a a a a a a a beautiful place to explore on on on bicycle With bike trailers carts and and the new “alleycats” (imitation tandems which hook on on to to an an an an an adult bike) even little kids kids can ride like big kids kids and and and last for up to to an an an an an an hour or or or or more These and and and all sorts of other bikes and and and ac- cessories are available for rent at the the Cape’s many bike bike stores Here’s a a a a a a a a a a a sampling of some local bike bike trails:
Cape Cod Canal Access at Sandwich Marina Pleasant Street in in Sagamore and and Buzzards Bay Recreation Area west of the Bourne Bridge Shining Sea Bike Path Runs between Fal- mouth and Woods Hole Lovely 8-mile ride along the coast with views of Nobska Light Access from Elm Road Road Locust Street or Oys- ter Pond Road Mashpee Bike Path starts at at Heritage Park Route 130 and and continues for 2 4 paved miles past Mashpee River herring run and and Wampa- noag Museum Cape Cod Rail Rail Trail Trail We are thrilled to to re- port that the the Rail Rail Trail Trail is being extended to to Yarmouth! Previously the the trail ran for nearly 25 miles between Dennis (route 134) and Wellfleet (LeCount Hollow Road) This year riders can access the trail at at Old Townhouse Road in Yarmouth just off of of Station Ave- nue The bike bridge which carries riders over
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the the Bass River is is is slated to be paved sometime this season- as as as of our print date the the trail is is is not yet connected between Yarmouth and Dennis The trail is is is paved paved from from Townhouse Road to to the the the the bridge bridge and it is is is is paved paved from from the the the the bridge bridge on on the the the the the Dennis side connecting to to the the the the the original starting point point off of of Route Route 134 Other access points include Route Route Route 124 in in in in in in in in Harwich Route Route 137 at Underpass Rd in in in in in in Brewster Main Street in in in in Orleans and LeCount Hollow Road in in Wellfleet Wellfleet (by South Wellfleet Wellfleet General Store) The Chatham extension of of the Rail Trail provides 7 5 miles of of paved trail from Crowell Road in in Chatham to a a a a a a a a a a a bike rotary in in Harwich Access at at at Route Route 137 near Route Route 28 intersection and on on on Wilifred Road Chatham Nickerson State Park Route 6A Brewster 8-mile loop connects with CC Rail Trail Trail Nauset Trail Trail Eastham 1 6 miles from Salt Pond Visitor Center to to Coast Guard Beach Truro Head of the Meadow Trail 2 miles through marshlands and and dunes Access at at High Head Head RD or at at the the Head Head of the the Meadow Beach lot Provincetown Provincelands Bike Trail 7-mile loop rolls through dunes marshes bogs woodlands and and and past Herring Cove and and and Race Point beaches Access at at National Seashore’s Provincelands Visitor Center (free parking) n n SALES • • RENTALS
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