Pebble Beach – Great Sippewissett Marsh loop from Falmouth

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Pebble Beach – Great Sippewissett Marsh loop from Falmouth

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Pebble Beach – Great Sippewissett Marsh loop from Falmouth

02:06

34.6km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2025

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.87 km for 172 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.14 km

Viewpoint

2.60 km

Salt Pond Acres Wildlife Area

Nature Reserve

3.16 km

Oyster Pond

Highlight • Lake

Oyster Pond is a scenic salt pond right off the Shining Sea Bike path.
It is comprised of a series of kettle ponds that flooded at the end of the …

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3.63 km

Pebble Beach

Highlight • Beach

The bike path passes close to this beautiful pebble beach.

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6.96 km

Woods Hole Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Rest Area

The vast majority of people are here just for the ferry but there are a few little shops and a small village to walk around too

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7.36 km

Eel Pond

Highlight • Lake

Eel Pond in Woods Hole is a harbor connected to the ocean, closed off by a drawbridge that opens and closes to let boats in and out of the harbor. …

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11.7 km

Miles Pond

Lake

17.0 km

Little Sippewissett Marsh

Nature Reserve

20.1 km

Great Sippewissett Marsh

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Very scenic area along the trail of a salt marsh out to open ocean

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22.6 km

Pedaling along Old Dock Road you get a lovely view of West Falmouth Harbor. It's a small marina, but charming nonetheless, with houses nestled in the wooded shoreline and a view out to Chappaquoit Point.

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32.2 km

Surf Drive Beach (Falmouth Beach)

Highlight • Beach

Surf Drive Beach is a just off of the road on the narrow strip between the ocean and Salt Pond. There is soft sand, calm surf, short rock jetties, and …

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34.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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