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.
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.
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.
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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2 Milestone Bike Path: Approximately
6 miles with gentle hills. This path begins at
Milestone Rotary and leads to ’Sconset.
8 Fairgrounds Road Bike Path: