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Shining Sea Bikeway
Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Shining Sea Bikeway

Length4.7 mi
Elev. Gain121.4 ft
Est. Steps11000
Created by Denise

Shining Sea Bikeway Introduction

Shining Sea Bikeway is a 4.7 mile (11,000-step) route located near Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 121.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
This route I made starts at the Falmouth Bus Depot and heads towards North Falmouth. I only went as far as Old Dock Rd and then turned around but it's a nice 9.44 mile run. You go right by a bunch of marsh land and Fresh Pond.

Attractions Near Shining Sea Bikeway

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Falmouth, Massachusetts

Place
Falmouth ( FAL-məth) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,532 at the 2010 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth.

Arnie Allen Diamond

Place
Arnie Allen Diamond at Guv Fuller Field is a baseball venue in Falmouth, Massachusetts, home to the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). Located in downtown Falmouth, the town athletic field was constructed in the late 1930s with assistance from the Work Projects Administration.

Falmouth Academy

School
Falmouth Academy (FA) is a non-profit, coed, private college-preparatory school for day students in grades 7–12 located in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.

Falmouth Hospital

Hospital
Falmouth Hospital is a private medical center located in Falmouth, Massachusetts founded in 1963. It has 95 beds. Falmouth Hospital is located just west of Palmer Avenue (Route 28) just south off of TerHeun Drive.The Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services to more than 40,000 patients on an annual basis.

Poor House and Methodist Cemetery

Place
The Poor House and Methodist Cemetery (also known as the "Falmouth Work House" or "Poor Farm" or "Town Infirmary" or "Falmouth Artist Colony") is an historic poor house and cemetery on 744 Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts. It served the poor and mentally ill from 1812 until 1963. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, along with the Methodist Burial Ground next door where many Poor House residents were subsequently buried.

Lawrence Academy (Falmouth, Massachusetts)

Place
The Lawrence Academy is a historic former school building at 20 Academy Lane in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1834, it is one of Falmouth's finest Greek Revival buildings. At first operated as a private academy, it served as Falmouth's high school from 1891 to 1895, and then as civic hall for a variety of veterans organizations.

West Falmouth, Massachusetts

Place
West Falmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,738 at the 2010 census.West Falmouth Village Historic District is at the heart of West Falmouth Village. Historic buildings include the West Falmouth Library, Quaker Meeting House and Quaker Carriage Sheds, Emerson House, the West Falmouth Fire Station, and numerous historic houses.

Falmouth station

Place
Falmouth station is a former railroad station and current bus station located on Depot Avenue in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Rail service to the station ended in 1989.

Oak Grove Cemetery (Falmouth, Massachusetts)

Place
The Oak Grove Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Jones Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Falmouth Pumping Station

Place
The Falmouth Pumping Station is a historic water pumping station on Pumping Station Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The complex consists of an 1898 Queen Anne pumping station designed by Ernest N. Boyden, a low-lift pump and water treatment building built in 1993, a chlorination tank also built in 1993, and a house and garage added in 1932.

Comments

Craig
2024/05/28
bmaimer555
2024/10/11
erika.miller5
2025/06/10
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

4.7 mi

Elev. Gain

121.4 ft

Est. Steps

11000
Created by
Denise
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