Shining Sea Bikeway

Cape Cod's original rail trail, from cranberry bogs to ocean views

bike · 8.8 mi · ~57 minEarn the Shining Sea badge · +10 XP

This roam covers 8.8 miles of Massachusetts' first rail trail, which traces 10.7 miles from North Falmouth to Woods Hole along the Cape's glacial coast. Named for Katharine Lee Bates' iconic poem, the trail passes cranberry bogs, salt marshes, and beaches with views of Martha's Vineyard.

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Numbered pins are the roam's stops; gold rings are bonus stops. Check in at each stop in the Shift app to complete the roam.

The route, leg by leg

Wings Pond & Cranberry Bog → Bourne Farm

0.21 mi · ~1 min

Bourne Farm → Goodwill Park

4.02 mi · ~26 min

Goodwill Park → Falmouth Beach

2.52 mi · ~16 min

Falmouth Beach → Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

2.08 mi · ~14 min

Bonus stops nearby

Optional detours worth the extra steps.

Monument to Katharine Lee Bates

Memorial to the Falmouth-born author of America the Beautiful

Nobska Lighthouse

An 1876 lighthouse overlooking the junction of Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay

Roam it for real

Open this roam in the free Shift app to follow the route, check in at each stop, and earn the Shining Sea badge.

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