1. The Beech Forest Trail
Race Point Road, .05 miles north of Route 6,
Provincetown
The Beech Forest Trail is a sandy, mile-long path that circles the shallow Beech Forest Pond before heading through a forest of beech trees and sand dunes. It’s a lovely trail in and of itself, but nature lovers get an added bonus. Bring birdseed to offer up to the chickadees and in no time at all you’ll have them literally eating out of your hand.
2. Bourne Farm
West Falmouth Highway (Rte. 28A)
Falmouth
(508) 548-8484
Bourne Farm is nice any time of year but it is especially beautiful on a sunny fall day. This 49-acre farm with many trails, a 1775 farmhouse, and a pastoral pond is owned and operated by Salt Pond Area Bird Sanctuary, Inc. The trails are accessible year-round in exchange for a donation at the trailhead.
3. Cape Cod Rail Trail
Fall weather is ideal for biking, so bundle up, strap your bike to the car, and head to the Cape Cod Rail Trail, a 22-mile bike path from Dennis to Wellfleet. Access and free parking for trail users are available at:
- The trailhead at Route 134 in South Dennis
- Headwaters Drive in Harwich
- Route 137 in Brewster
- Nickerson State Park in Brewster
- Orleans Center
- Cape Cod National Seashore at the Salt Pond Visitors Center in Eastham, one-half mile from the Locust Road intersection with the trail
- National Seashore at Marconi Area
- The trailhead at LeCount Hollow Road in South Wellfleet
