Chatham Morris Island Bicycle Route

USGS Map:       Chatham

Parking:        Chatham Village Market parking lot on Route 28 at intersections of
                      Crowell Road, Depot Road, and Queen Anne Road.
 

Miles           Route

0.5             Southeast on Queen Anne Road to Stage Harbor Road.

0.8             South on Stage Harbor Road to Cedar Street.

1.6             Southwest on Cedar Street to Battlefield Road.

1.8             South on Battlefield Road to Champlain Road.

2.8             East and north on Champlain Road to Bridge Street.

3.6             East on Bridge Street to Morris Island Road.

4.9             South on Morris Island Road to Wildlife Service.

6.3             Reverse to Chatham Light, just north of Bridge St.

A longer ride, scouted and led by John Fallender:

Parking:        Parking lot behind the South Orleans shopping center
                      and post office on Route 28.  Park in back.

0.1             WALK carefully across Route 28.
                  Ride south to Route 39.

2.9             Southwest on Route 39 to Church Street, just past
                 Pleasant Bay Road.

4.1             South on Church Street to Old Queen Anne Road.
                 Route 137 is just to the west.

6.4             South east on Old Queen Anne Road, bearing right past
                  intersection with Training Field Road, to Stepping
                  Stones Road.

6.9             East on Stepping Stones Road to Crowell Road.

7.5             South on Crowell Road to Route 28.
                  WALK carefully across Route 28 to Chatham Village parking lot.

13.8            Follow route above to Morris Island and return to
                   Chatham Lighthouse.

15.1            North on Shore Road to Chatham Fish Pier for a
                   lunch stop.  Rest rooms available.

15.6            North on Shore Road to Old Harbor Road.

16.3            North on Old Harbor Road to Scateree Road.

16.8            East to town landing on Pleasant Bay.

17.8            Reverse on Scateree Road, bearing right on to
                   Stony Hill Road.  WALK across Route 28.

18.3            Continue on Stony Hill Road to Crowell Road.
                   Chatham Village Market parking lot is 0.7 mile south.

18.8            Cross Crowell Road, continuing on Stepping
                   Stones Road to Queen Anne Road.

21.1            Northwest on Queen Anne Road to Church Street.

22.4            North on Church Street to Route 39.

25.3            Northeast on Route 39 to South Orleans
                   parking lot.

Chatham Rail Trail Bicycle Route

Sketch Map of Route

USGS Maps:        Harwich,  Chatham

Parking:                Parking lot behind Harwich Town Hall on Main Street in Harwich Center

0.1               Ride out north end of parking lot behind Harwich Town Hall, and pick up
                    Harwich-Chatham rail trail on north side of Old Colony Road.

2.5               East on rail trail to Depot Road.  Harwich rail trail becomes Chatham rail
                    trail  0.4 mile east.

5.1              East on Chatham rail trail to George Ryder Road, at the Chatham Airport.

5.4             South on George Ryder Road to the rail trail heading east again.

6.1             East on Wilfred Road to Old Queen Anne Road.

6.6             East on Stepping Stones Road to Crowell Road. 

7.1             South on Crowell Road to Route 28 and Chatham Village Market parking lot.
                  Note:  This is a good starting point to ride the route in reverse, or connect
                  to the Morris Island bicycle route. 

14.2           Reverse to return to the Harwich parking lot.