The Cape Cod Rail Trail (CCRT) is a 25.5-mile (41.0 km) paved rail trail located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The trail route passes through the towns of Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and Wellfleet.

Massachusetts has at least “69 rail-trails, covering 347 miles.

6 Cape Cod towns
Overview. Ride, walk or run through 6 Cape Cod towns as you follow the Cape Cod Rail Trail. There’s plenty to see along the 25-mile trail and state and national parks to visit as you please.

 The multi-use “Rail Trail” goes from Pye Brook Lane in Boxford south to Lowell Street in Peabody. The trail utilizes the abandoned railroad bed of the Newburyport Branch Rail line that operated from 1854-1950.

The trail is 22 miles from Dennis to Wellfleet; 44 miles roundtrip. The trail was not as scenic as we’d hoped; the most scenic part is the Harwich section, with lovely cranberry bogs and ponds. One of the ponds has a sandy beach with picnic tables; that is as much beach as you will see on the rail trail.

The trail now stretches from South Yarmouth all the way to Lecount Hollow Road in South Wellfleet. The name stems from an old railroad right of way it follows from the original trailhead in South Dennis, which transported passengers and freight to Cape Cod in the early 1800s until around 1960.

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The Appalachian Trail travels 90 miles in Massachusetts as the trail winds through the Berkshires. The trail passes over the highest point in the state at Mount Greylock with an elevation of 3491 feet. The trail travels over hills, valleys and through towns and hamlets of the Berkshires.

The Cape Cod Rail Trail (CCRT) is a paved bikeway that runs 25 miles from South Dennis to Wellfleet. The terrain is relatively flat with some minor grades in certain sections in the Lower / Outer Cape areas, specifically Orleans and Wellfleet.

The Danvers Rail Trail is a 4 1/3-mile non-motorized shared-use path linking schools, downtown Danvers, parks, residential areas, and trails in the neighboring towns of Peabody, Wenham, and Topsfield.

Marblehead Rail-Trail is a 8.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Salem, Massachusetts that features a lake and is good for all skill levels.

Explore the best rated trails in Massachusetts, whether you’re looking an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Cape Cod Rail Trailand Nashua River Rail Trail. With more than 92 trails covering 457 miles you’re bound to find a perfect trail for you.

The Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet, then over a bridge over Station Avenue in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, connecting to an existing bike path that travels west to Higgins Crowell Road in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

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The Bay Colony Rail Trail will one day span 7 miles connecting the Boston suburbs of Newton, Needham, Dover, and Medfield along tracks once used by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.