Massachusetts trails · Cape Cod Rail Trail/Chatham
Cape Cod Rail Trail/Chatham
A 4.1-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 62 ft of climbing. Reaches Blue Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information).
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.1 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blue Pond (lake)
- Black Pond (lake)
- Bear Pond (lake)
- White Pond (lake)
- Emery Pond (lake)
- Perch Pond (lake)
Getting there
Cape Cod Rail Trail/Chatham access — parking nearby. About 38 min drive (24 mi) from Barnstable Town. 41.68664, -69.95979 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:22 a.m., the sun rises at 6:50 a.m. and sets at 6:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:28 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.2-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:56 a.m. — 8 h 04 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Cape Cod Rail Trail — 8.9 mi
- Province Lands Bike Trail — 27.9 mi