Cape Cod Rail Trail, Harwich

Name: Cape Cod Rail Trail
Address: Harwich, United States

#2 among attractions in Harwich

Top attraction, Relax in park, Park

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The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 25.5-mile 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. It connects to the 6-plus mile Old Colony Rail Trail leading to Chatham, the 2 mile Yarmouth multi-use trail, and 8 miles of trails within Nickerson State Park. Short side trips on roads lead to national seashore beaches including Coast Guard Beach at the end of the Nauset Bike Trail in Cape Cod National Seashore. The trail is part of the Claire Saltonstall Bikeway. ()

Length: 25.5 miSeason: All yearElevation: 108 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°45'0"N, 70°4'18"W

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Lower Cape (South Brewster)Harwich United States

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Cape Cod Rail Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Captain's Golf Course, French Cable Station Museum, Addison Art Gallery.

2.3 miW
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster
59 min walk • The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is a small museum in Brewster, Massachusetts focusing on natural history and archeology. It consists of a main building with exhibits on local natural history and archeology, including an outdoor butterfly house and 400 acres of museum- and town-owned conservation land with walking trails.
3 miE
41°44'6"N • 70°1'5"W
The Captain's Golf Course, Brewster
76 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
5.1 miNE
History museum, Museum
French Cable Station Museum, Orleans
130 min walk • The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century.
5.1 miNE
41°47'15"N • 69°59'15"W
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans
129 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Art gallery
2.5 miW
Historical place, Windmill
Old Higgins Farm Windmill, Brewster
65 min walk • Old Higgins Farm Windmill is a historic Smock windmill off of Old King's Highway at Drummer Boy Park in Brewster on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The windmill was built in 1795, it last ground grain around 1900.
4.8 miNE
Harbor
Rock Harbor, Orleans
123 min walk • Rock Harbor is a man-made harbor on Cape Cod Bay located on the border between Orleans, Massachusetts and Eastham, Massachusetts. Rock Harbor was the site of a skirmish during the War of 1812 between British soldiers and local militia December 19, 1814. A small commercial and charter fishing fleet docks in the harbor.
4.8 miNE
41°47'57"N • 70°0'25"W
Church Of The Transfiguration, Orleans
122 min walk • Church
5.2 miNE
41°47'31"N • 69°59'14"W
Tree's Place, Orleans
134 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Art gallery
2.9 miNE
41°46'52"N • 70°1'58"W
The Crosby Mansion - Tawasentha, Brewster
75 min walk • Nature, Historical place, Natural attraction
4.5 miNE
41°46'54"N • 69°59'39"W
Orleans Community Playground, Orleans
116 min walk • Playground, Park
2.4 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Nickerson State Park
62 min walk • Nickerson State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area of more than 1,900 acres located on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts. The park's sandy soil and scrub pines surround many kettle ponds which are dependent on groundwater and precipitation. The largest of these are Cliff Pond, Flax Pond, Little Cliff Pond, and Higgins Pond.