Recreation Ashore
Biking in the Province Lands
Red Maple Swamp Trail
Recreational opportunities abound on land as well as on or in the water. The National Seashore offers a number of short trails, a major biking trail, bridle paths, and birds, birds, birds.
Biking
The 26-mile Cape Cod Rail Trail follows an old railroad bed from Dennis to South Wellfleet. This trail connects the National Seashore with Nickerson State Park’s camping facilities in Brewster.
Three bike trails are located within the National Seashore. The Nauset Trail, 1.6 miles long, starts at the Salt Pond Visitor Center and runs to Coast Guard Beach.
The Head of the Meadow Trail is 2 miles long and runs between High Head Road and Head of the Meadow Beach parking area in Truro. The trail commemorates the Pilgrims’ first discovery of fresh drinking water in 1620.
The most difficult of the 3 trails is a 5¼-mile loop through the dunes of the Province Lands area. A 1-mile spur from the loop leads to Herring Cove Beach on Cape Cod Bay. A half-mile spur leads to Race Point Beach.
Bikers may also take a roundtrip along the Cape Cod Canal.