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Cape Cod Rail Trail, South Dennis, MA

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Cape Cod Rail Trail

Cape Cod Rail Trail is an outdoor activity in South Dennis, MA, part of the Cape Cod guide. Cost: free.

Route 134 Trailhead, East-West Dennis Rd, South Dennis, MA 02660 · South Dennis, MA

Why you should go…

Roughly 25 paved miles of former railroad bed roll from Yarmouth to Wellfleet, past cranberry bogs, kettle ponds, salt marshes, and the pine woods of Nickerson State Park. The grade is railroad-flat, making it Cape Cod's favorite family bike ride, with rental shops clustered near the trailheads and spur trails leading toward National Seashore beaches. Free parking lots in South Dennis, Brewster, Eastham, and South Wellfleet make it easy to ride a section at a time.

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