THERE ARE MANY
ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO VISITORS
OF OUR BEAUTIFUL PENINSULA.
WHEN YOU'RE READY WHY NOT TRY ?
BICYCLE PATHS
If you have any respect
for the contents of your cranium, you will wear a bike helmet.
In any case, if you are under thirteen years of age, the law in
Massachusetts is you must wear a bike helmet.
FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF
OUR GUESTS
Roller skates/Roller blades cannot be used in the Sounding's parking
lot or on our walkways
Bicycles cannot be ridden on our walkways.
Cape
Cod Rail Trail
- A 25 mile paved
route from
Dennis to Wellfleet, along the tracks of the ersatz Penn Central
Railroad. The trail also connects to bike
trails in Nickerson State Park,
a bike
trail that is the Harwich Municipal
Extension,
& bike
trails in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Witness the charms of the region's wonders & historic sites.
You'll pass by cranberry bogs, salt marshes, and more.
Some parking areas are;
off Route 134, South Dennis
at Nickerson State Park, Brewster
off Great Western Road, North Harwich
Barbara's
Bike Shop, 430 Route 134, South
Dennis, 508.760.4723
In the Cape Cod Rail Trail car
parking lot.
or 3430 Main Street, Brewster, 508.896.7231
On the Cape Cod Rail Trail,
Next to Nickerson State Park.
The
Bike Depot,
500 Depot Street, North Harwich, 508.430.4375
Located on
the Harwich/Dennis line directly on the Cape Cod Rail
Trail.
Harwichport Bike Company, 431 Main Street (Route 28), Harwichport, 508.430.0200
Doctor Gravity's Kite Shop, 564 Main Street (Route 28), Harwichport, 508.430.0437
KITE SHOPS
Doctor Gravity's Kite Shop, 564 Main Street (Route 28), Harwichport, 508.430.0437
The Kite Gallery, 75 Commercial Street, Wellfleet, 508.349.7387 or toll free, 877.833.6858
WALKING TRAILS
At the Cape
Cod National Seashore
there are eleven Self-Guided
Nature Trails;
Fort Hill Trail, Eastham
The Red Cedar Swamp Trail, Eastham
Buttonbush Trail, Eastham
Nauset Marsh Trail, Eastham
Doane Trail, Eastham
Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail, Wellfleet
Great Island Trail, Wellfleet
Pilgrim Spring Trail, Truro
Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail, Truro
Small's Swamp Trail, Truro
Beech Forest Trail, Provincetown
Walking trails at Nickerson State Park
Walking trails at The Cape Cod Rail Trail
Walking trails at The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History , go to Programs, then Walks
Walking trails at The Audubon Society, Wellfleet Bay Santuary
BIRD WATCHING
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A pair of binoculars,
your field guide, and a step out on to your balcony here at the
Soundings will give you a good start on your "life list" of sea
birds. There are also many special areas on the Cape where you'll
enjoy "birding" at its' best. And because Cape Cod is part of the
Great Eastern Flyway migratory route, Spring and Fall provide extra
opportunities to see species outside of their home range.
Please check The
Audubon Society, Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary
for some of the best bird watching in the country.
Two of my favorite areas, both near the Soundings, can get you close
to the "action" , fast;
Bell's Neck Road Conservation Area - NO WALKING AT ALL; just
pull your vehicle over almost anywhere on Bell's Neck Road and wait
for the birds to come to you. (I thrilled to my only sighting of a
Northern Harrier while parked by the Lothrop Road Bridge.)
Thompson's Wildflower Meadow - Opportunities for good
sightings are easily within 20 yards of the parking area. (I've seen
a pair of Red Tailed Hawks roosting on a pine tree edging the parking
area and I saw my very first American Kestrel 20 feet off the Old
Chatham Road parking area.)
Both are in Harwich & Bell's Neck has the advantage of a short
two mile drive from the Soundings.
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companies or services mentioned.
No endorsement is intended or implied.
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