Cape Cod

[markd]

Heading up to the Cape, any recommendations?

 

[greeek32]

Welfleet flee market is fun. Provincetown, Chatham. Are you looking for a place to stay, ride, family attractions, beaches, fishing?

 

[Chillydog]

There's the Trail of Tears.

 

[KenS]

Hit up NEMBA.org and explore. The cape has amazing riding and summer activity.

 

[icebiker]

I was just there, stayed in Chatham, but went to Orleans, Wellfleet and P-town...bunch of paved and off road options..here ya go..

http://www.capecodbikeguide.com/trails.asp

Comes with maps!

If you have a fatbike, bring it. Lots of beach access. If you go to P-town, they even let you drive your 4WD on the beach (permit required of course).

If you have a road bike, the paved trails are sweet.

Have fun!

 

[elzoller]

Heading up to the Cape, any recommendations?

Search is your friend

http://www.mtbnj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12027&highlight=cape+cod&page=3

 

[markd]

Thanks for all the ideas! Looks like I'll be riding a lot when I'm there!!!!

 

[markd]

Thanks! Great Biking in Cape Cod

Thanks for the suggestions. I got to ride almost every day and my fav, by far, was the Trail of Tears area. Well-marked trails, rocks, roots, and plenty of hills. A great ride- the highlight of my trip!

 

[Pearl]

we going this weekend, but all the links were motionbased ones

 

[markd]

Trail of Tears

You must ride here...http://www.nemba.org/trails/massachusetts/trail-tears

 

[Chillydog]

Told YOU DIDNT I!

 

[elisa]

Portsmouth have u been?

You must ride here...http://www.nemba.org/trails/massachusetts/trail-tears

Thank you markd I am going to Portsmouth RI for Thanksgiving..I'm excited to try out Weetamoo Woods or possibly Prudence Island....Has anyone ever been to either????

 

[icebiker]

Just got back from Cape.....Here's my track of ToT for those heading up there at some point (image and gpx file attached). I managed 17 miles (as measured by cylcometer; gpx says 15.3), and probably covered only 70% of the trails. For those who know Jim Thorpe riding, this is much like Deer Path 1 and 2, only twistier, flowier and in many spots much narrower. The narrowest trails are in the NW corner (upper left of pic). The long sections to the east (middle right of pic) are the original ToT trails and these are wider (though still singletrack), have short steep sections and are eroded in spots. Overall, this is a great trail network. As others have said, totally worth riding if you're visiting the Cape.

Also, for those with fatties, the 411 is that beach riding is OK on the bay side and up at P-town, but access/permission is a mixed bag on the ocean-side beaches.