Biking On Outer Cape Cod
Outer Cape Cod is a relatively unspoiled section of
Cape Cod, still wild and undeveloped on the side
exposed to the Atlantic Ocean. It is preserved by the
Cape Cod National Seashore National Park and can be
a wonderful experience by bike.
Winter winds and northeast storms build sand dunes,
some very high, that you can see from Route 6 as you
drive north towards Provincetown and Herring Cove
Beach at the tip of Cape Cod. Paid parking at Herring
Cove Beach puts you at the head of the trail to your right
as you face the ocean.
On Outer Cape Cod as the dunes area is called, the
Provinceland Dunes bike trail goes south near Race
Point Lighthouse, towards the small airport.
The paved bike trail runs parallel to the stretch of beach
where, in 1849, Thoreau walked for nearly thirty miles
from Orleans to Provincetown.
Drive back south to Truro and find the Head Of The
Meadows Trail, a paved trail through woods and
meadows with Free parking at the trail head lot.
Outer Cape Cod is a relatively unspoiled section of
Cape Cod, still wild and undeveloped on the side
exposed to the Atlantic Ocean. It is preserved by the
Cape Cod National Seashore National Park and can be
a wonderful experience by bike.
Winter winds and northeast storms build sand dunes,
some very high, that you can see from Route 6 as you
drive north towards Provincetown and Herring Cove
Beach at the tip of Cape Cod. Paid parking at Herring
Cove Beach puts you at the head of the trail to your right
as you face the ocean.
On Outer Cape Cod as the dunes area is called, the
Provinceland Dunes bike trail goes south near Race
Point Lighthouse, towards the small airport.
The paved bike trail runs parallel to the stretch of beach
where, in 1849, Thoreau walked for nearly thirty miles
from Orleans to Provincetown.
Drive back south to Truro and find the Head Of The
Meadows Trail, a paved trail through woods and
meadows with Free parking at the trail head lot.
Henry David Thoreau, passed through this area of the Outer Cape in 1849, journalizing with his rich
descriptions of this place of treeless solitude. To this day, a barren starkness prevails on the high Nauset
dunes, just as Thoreau described it in his journal, Cape Cod. (Text, Cape Cod) The relentless sea has
reclaimed several hundred feet of the Nauset-side cliffs and dunes since Thoreau’s time but one can still walk,
as Thoreau did, on over twenty-five miles of unobstructed beach, from Eastham to far distant Provincetown’s
Race Point.
For those that want warm water and small waves on the protected side of the Outer Cape, two quiet beaches
are a little more than a mile from the Rail Trail. Follow Skaket Beach Road in Orleans to the end and find a
quarter-mile granular sand beach . To the right, as you face the ocean, you can find privacy in the grass and
dune area near the stream outlet.
Coast Guard Beach
Cape Cod's Outer Cape offers paved bike
trails through the dunes at three places.
At the tip of Cape Cod , Herring Cove Beach
provides parking for the Provincelands
Dune Trail , pictured at right, a paved trail
with few hills through a section of the Outer
Cape near the village of Provincetown.
Head of The Meadows Trail, is a woods and
dunes trail in Truro.
The Nauset Trail in Eastham is a woods and
estuarine trail that connects the Cape Cod
Rail Trail through the Salt Pond Visitor's
Center, to Coast Guard Beach on the high
dunes of the Atlantic side on Outer Cape.
trails through the dunes at three places.
At the tip of Cape Cod , Herring Cove Beach
provides parking for the Provincelands
Dune Trail , pictured at right, a paved trail
with few hills through a section of the Outer
Cape near the village of Provincetown.
Head of The Meadows Trail, is a woods and
dunes trail in Truro.
The Nauset Trail in Eastham is a woods and
estuarine trail that connects the Cape Cod
Rail Trail through the Salt Pond Visitor's
Center, to Coast Guard Beach on the high
dunes of the Atlantic side on Outer Cape.
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On a mile or so of low dune Marsh Grass and beach
with the outlet of Herring Brook at the end, Plovers,
Herons, Terns, Red Tailed Hawk soar over the
Heather and Beach Grass. Tidal pools are alive with
the drama of Hermit Crabs, snails, Fiddler Crabs, and
tiny fish scurrying through their daily routine. Finding a
private place to read, write, or just plain snooze
should be no problem at First Encounter Beach even
on a summer weekend.
with the outlet of Herring Brook at the end, Plovers,
Herons, Terns, Red Tailed Hawk soar over the
Heather and Beach Grass. Tidal pools are alive with
the drama of Hermit Crabs, snails, Fiddler Crabs, and
tiny fish scurrying through their daily routine. Finding a
private place to read, write, or just plain snooze
should be no problem at First Encounter Beach even
on a summer weekend.
Herring Cove Beach
Eastham Windmill
At Herring Cove Beach on the tip of Cape Cod, many folks
come by RV to snooze in beach chairs while lazily surf
fishing for the lunker Striped Bass that feed along the
shore. From the parking lot to the right of the beach, the
bike trail extends into the Provinceland Dunes, connecting
with the Beach Forest Bike Trail and The Race Point Trail.
Both of these trailheads have large public parking lots.
The unspoiled land of the Outer Cape changes with the
winds as they restlessly rearrange the hummocks and tufts
as if preparing each day for special guests. The elemental
forces of nature in this raw land are never far from view.
No better way to see all than on a bicycle.
come by RV to snooze in beach chairs while lazily surf
fishing for the lunker Striped Bass that feed along the
shore. From the parking lot to the right of the beach, the
bike trail extends into the Provinceland Dunes, connecting
with the Beach Forest Bike Trail and The Race Point Trail.
Both of these trailheads have large public parking lots.
The unspoiled land of the Outer Cape changes with the
winds as they restlessly rearrange the hummocks and tufts
as if preparing each day for special guests. The elemental
forces of nature in this raw land are never far from view.
No better way to see all than on a bicycle.
Herring Cove Beach
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Nauset Beach, Orleans
Eastham Windmill
Johnathan Young
Windmill, Orleans
Windmill, Orleans
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Herring Cove Beach
Further south you come to The Cape Cod Rail Trail in Wellfleet at Lecount
Hollow. This bike trail is a former railroad bed now turned bicycle path This
trail connects to the Salt Pond Visitors Center in Eastham and to the Nauset
Trail, a system that winds through Beach forest and high dunes and leads to
coast Guard Beach on the outer dunes .
The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a largely off-road trail that travels for over 25 miles,
winding through Brewster's Nickerson State Park, and then through Orleans’s
Rock Harbor and on to Eastham and The Cape Cod National Sea Shore’s Salt
Pond Visitors Center. At the center, you can find free parking and good maps
of the trails
Hollow. This bike trail is a former railroad bed now turned bicycle path This
trail connects to the Salt Pond Visitors Center in Eastham and to the Nauset
Trail, a system that winds through Beach forest and high dunes and leads to
coast Guard Beach on the outer dunes .
The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a largely off-road trail that travels for over 25 miles,
winding through Brewster's Nickerson State Park, and then through Orleans’s
Rock Harbor and on to Eastham and The Cape Cod National Sea Shore’s Salt
Pond Visitors Center. At the center, you can find free parking and good maps
of the trails
Highland Light
going tide and let the current carry you out along the beach. The water is shallow for a
half mile, with the flats totally uncovering at low tide. These sand flats produce the
delicious white steamer clams found at Young’s Fish Market in Rock Harbor.
Further North along the Rail Trail you will come to Eastham and find another secluded
beach, First Encounter Beach.
half mile, with the flats totally uncovering at low tide. These sand flats produce the
delicious white steamer clams found at Young’s Fish Market in Rock Harbor.
Further North along the Rail Trail you will come to Eastham and find another secluded
beach, First Encounter Beach.
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Rail Trails, and Nature Walks. The Cape Cod
Dunes trails and Rail Trails are safe and fun for
families because they are off-road through the
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