Massachusetts trails · Shining Sea Bikeway
Shining Sea Bikeway
A 6.0-mile network in Massachusetts, with 43 ft of climbing. Reaches Fresh Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by MassGIS.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fresh Pond (lake)
- Quahog Pond (lake)
- Crocker Pond (lake)
- Harbor Head (lake)
- Wings Pond (lake)
Getting there
SHINING SEA BIKEWAY access. 41.63316, -70.61983 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:38 a.m., the sun rises at 6:07 a.m. and sets at 7:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:46 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.0-mile route takes roughly 2 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:20 a.m. — 10 h 57 min before sunset.
Loop options
- SHINING SEA BIKEWAY + Falmouth Shining Sea Trail — 0.8 mi loop, 22 ft gain
- SHINING SEA BIKEWAY + Falmouth Shining Sea Trail — 3.4 mi loop, 57 ft gain
- SHINING SEA BIKEWAY + Falmouth Shining Sea Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 94 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Falmouth Shining Sea Trail — 8.0 mi
- Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths — 14.1 mi
- Energetic Sauce — 15.5 mi
- Rocky Pond Path — 17.5 mi