Massachusetts trails · Province Lands Bike Trail

Province Lands Bike Trail

A 7.8-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 70 ft of climbing. Reaches Clapps Round Pond and other beach/lake/summit destinations. Managed by CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE.

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Length

7.8 mi

Elevation gain

70 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

11%

Steepest mile

+70 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.0 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 188 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Clapps Round Pond (lake)
Ocean View Hill (summit)
Herring Cove Beach (beach)
Snake Hills (summit)
Great Pond (lake)
Blackwater Pond (lake)
Pasture Pond (lake)
Bennett Pond (lake)

Getting there

PROVINCE LANDS BIKE TRAIL access — parking nearby, water. About 1 h 26 min drive (54 mi) from Barnstable Town. 42.04414, -70.21608 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:23 a.m., the sun rises at 6:51 a.m. and sets at 6:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:29 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:43 p.m. — 5 h 18 min before sunset.