Cape Cod Bike Trail :
Cape Cod Rail Trail - From Dennis to Wellfleet
The Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet. Its paved surface, few hills, and well-marked automobile crossings make it ideal for cyclists. The trail has a wide unpaved shoulder on one side to accommodate horseback riding, walkers, and runners.
There are many opportunities to get off the trail and visit a beach. Food and water are also readily available and public restrooms can be found at Nickerson State Park, Salt Pond Visitors Center at Cape Cod National Seashore and the National Seashore Headquarters. If you do not have a bike, bike rentals are available at many points along the way. For people with disabilities, a limited number of hand-cycles are available for rent at specific bike concessions. For more information call Nickerson State Park at 508-896-3491.
Nickerson State Park :
Nickerson State Park, Rte. 6A, Brewster
Travel the road to the upper campgrounds in Nickerson State Park and you may think for a moment that you have been magically transported to the Berkshire Hills or the piney woods of the Carolinas. Nowhere in sight are the sand dunes and salt marshes usually associated with Cape Cod. Instead, you are surrounded by woods that slope down to the banks of eight crystal clear fresh water ponds. Yet, if you walk or bicycle through the woods, you will find no rivers or streams feeding the ponds. These are “kettle ponds,” among more than 300 formed as glaciers retreated from the Cape over 10,000 years ago. Completely dependent on groundwater and precipitation, the water level in the ponds fluctuates from season to season and year to year.
Nickerson's 1900 acres offers more than camping also an amphitheater, eight miles of roads, hiking trails, an eight mile bike path that connects to the 25 mile Cape Cod Rail Trail and ponds stocked with trout
Restaurants In Brewster:
Brewster Express, 239 Underpass Road
508-896-6682
Brewster Fish House, 2208 Main Street
508-896-7867
Cafe Alfresco, 1097 Main Street
508-896-1741
Cobie's
3260 Main Street
508-896-7021
El Guapo's Taqueria, 1893 Main Street
508-896-3338
www.elguapostaqueria.com
Le Petit Café, 203 Pine Bluff Rd
508-945-0028
Ocean Grille at Ocean Edge Resort, Route 6A
508-896-9000
Reef Café, 195 Villages Drive
508-896-2526
Northside, 2377 Main St.
508-896-2109
Spark Fish, 2671 Main Street
508-896-1067
The Woodshed Lounge, 1993 Main Street
508-896-7771
Brewster Coffee Shop, 2149 Main Street
508-896-8224
Brewster Pizza House, 2655 Main Street
508-896-3341
Mykonos Pizza and Grill, 282 Underpass
Golf:
Local Public Golf Courses
Ocean Edge Golf Club - 832 Villages Drive, Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: 508-896-5911
Public Golf Course: Par 72; Rating 71.9; Slope 129; 18 holes
Dennis Higlands & Dennis Pines Golf Courses - Route 134, East Dennis, MA 02641
Phone: 508-385-8347
The Town of Dennis features two of the finest golf courses on the Cape; Dennis Pines and Dennis Highlands. Both golf courses are open to the public and Dennis Pines Golf Club was selected by Boston Magazine as it's 2004 Best Golf Course on Cape Cod.
Dennis Highlands: Public golf course. Par 71; Rating 70.4; Slope 118; 18 holes
Dennis Pines Golf Course: Public golf course. Par 72; Rating 71.9; Slope 127; 18 holes
Harwich Port Golf Course, Forest Street, Harwich Port, MA 02646
Phone: 508-432-0250
Public golf course. Par 34; 9 holes
