Old Colony Rail Trail

The Old Colony Rail Trail is a paved rail trail located in Harwich and Chatham, Massachusetts. It occupies the Old Colony Railroad's abandoned Chatham Branch railroad right-of-way. Most of the trail follows roughly the path of the old railbed, except for deviations around the Chatham Municipal Airport and a utility yard in Harwich. Its west end connects to the Cape Cod Rail Trail in Harwich at a bike rotary.

Old Colony Rail Trail
The Bike Rotary in Harwich
LocationBarnstable County
TrailheadsBike Rotary, Cape Cod Rail Trail, Harwich
Crowell Road, Chatham
UseHiking, bicycling, horseback riding, roller blading, and cross country skiing
Hiking details
Trail difficultyEasy
Seasonyear-round
Hazardsdeer ticks
poison ivy
road crossings
SurfacePaved surface
Right of wayformer railroad line
Massachusetts
Location in Massachusetts
Another view of the rotary

Although largely built to modern bike path standards, the trail has certain elements potentially dangerous to cyclists. Several road crossings have tight corners and limited sightlines, while others are poorly marked or have too-closely-spaced bollards.[1] The trail also includes several on-street sections without separate bike lanes, including on the relatively busy George Ryder Road in Chatham.[1]

Crossings

The whole trail is in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Town Crossing Notes
Harwich Cape Cod Rail Trail Western

Terminus

Island Pond Rd.
Route 124
Woodbine Ln.
Meadow Ln.
Oak St.
Colbys Ln.
Route 39
Depot Rd.
Morton Rd.
Chatham Route 137
Huckleberry Ln.
Sam Ryder Rd.
George Ryder Rd. overlap
Wilfred Rd. overlap
Old Queen Anne Rd.
Stepping Stones Rd. (twice in

a row)

Crowell Rd. Eastern

Teminus

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See also

References
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  1. Allen, John S. "Chatham Branch, Cape Cod Rail Rail". Retrieved 12 July 2013.


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