Massachusetts trails · Shining Sea Bikeway
Shining Sea Bikeway
A 7.0-mile network in Massachusetts, with 46 ft of climbing. Reaches Fresh Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by MassGIS.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 7.1 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 — parking nearby. About 26 min drive (15 mi) from Barnstable Town. 41.64773, -70.61388 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:25 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 6:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:31 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.0-mile route takes roughly 2 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:29 a.m. — 8 h 34 min before sunset.
Loop options
- SHINING SEA BIKEWAY + Falmouth Shining Sea Trail + SHINING SEA BIKEWAY ACCESS RAMP — 5.8 mi loop, 181 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Falmouth Shining Sea Trail — 9.1 mi
- Energetic Sauce — 14.5 mi
- Martha's Vinyard - roadside paths — 15.0 mi
- Cape Cod Rail Trail — 25.0 mi