Biking Routes
One of the best ways to tour Nantucket is by bicycle . The island is only 14 miles long by 3.5 miles wide with over 32 miles of bike paths . A dedicated cyclist can bike around the entire island in a day . Visit www . wheelsheelsandpedals . com for more information on biking and walking Nantucket .
ACTIVITIES
1 Surfside Bike Path : Approximately 2.2 miles along flat terrain . This path begins at Atlantic Avenue and Vesper Lane and ends at Surfside Beach .
2 Milestone Bike Path : Approximately 6 miles with gentle hills . This path begins at Milestone Rotary and leads to ’ Sconset .
3 Cliff Road Bike Path : Approximately 1.2 miles with rolling terrain . This path begins at Sherburne Turnpike and continues along Cliff Road to the Madaket Bike Path .
4 Eel Point / Dionis Beach Bike Path : Approximately 0.9 miles with gentle hills . This path connects the Cliff Road / Madaket bike paths to Dionis Beach .
5 Old South Road Bike Path : Approximately 1.5 miles through some open space and residential areas . This path begins at the Milestone Rotary and ends at Airport Road . Approximately 0.2 miles from the Nantucket Memorial Airport . 6 Madaket Bike Path : Approximately 5.5 miles with gentle hills and winding terrain . This path begins at the intersection of Quaker and Madaket roads .
7 Polpis Bike Path : Approximately 8 miles with various size hills and winding terrain . This path , accessible from the Milestone Bike Path near the intersection of Milestone and Polpis roads , continues along Polpis Road to just outside ’ Sconset .
8 Fairgrounds Road Bike Path : Approximately 0.9 miles along residential areas . This path connects the Old South Road and Surfside Road Bike Paths .
9 Milestone Connector Bike Path : Approximately 0.3 miles through open space . This path connects Old South Road and Milestone Road Bike Paths .
10 Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path : Approximately 0.7 miles through open space and flat terrain . Path ends across from the Strong Wings driveway , near the next connector , approximately 0.50 miles from Old South Road .
11 Hummock Pond Road Bike Path : Approximately 2.5 miles of mostly flat terrain winding through some open space and some residential areas from Hummock Pond Road and Milk Street intersection to the parking lot entrance at Cisco Beach . 12 Bartlett Road Bike Path : Approximately 1.1 miles of mostly flat terrain from the intersection of Surfside Road past residential areas and ending at Raceway Drive , approximately 0.6 miles southeast of Hummock Pond Road Bike Path at Somerset Lane .
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