Harwich Port, Massachusetts Travel Information

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Bells Neck Road Conservation Area - Herring River Trail (Distance: 1.6 mi) This easy jaunt explores a conservation area bordering Harwich’s Herring River. Along the way, you’ll enjoy an overview of a vast cattail marsh and a look at a fish ladder designed to help migrating a...

Harwich, MA - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Herring River (Distance: 2.1 mi) The southwest corner of Harwich is home to one of the most extensive freshwater marshes on Cape Cod. The Herring River flows through the West Harwich Conservation Area and gives paddlers an opportunit...

West Harwich, MA - Sea Kayaking - length:4 mi

Herring River (Distance: 2.1 mi) This mid-Cape tidal river and marsh complex is one of the most beautiful in Massachusetts, nurturing myriad species of flora and fauna and protected by more than 200 acres of town conservation land. T...

West Harwich, MA - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - length:7 mi

Old Colony Rail Trail (Distance: 2.5 mi) This former rail line reached Chatham in the 1880s, primarily to promote tourism; by the 1930s, the last trains were running to the elbow of the Cape, victims of the automobile (and tourist-filled bus...

Harwich and Chatham, MA - Biking - length:15 mi

Hawksnest State Park - Kettle Pond Ramble Trail (Distance: 3.1 mi) This undeveloped state park is adjacent to busy Route 6, but as soon as you retreat into its forested realm, the traffic noise fades away and is replaced by bird song and the rustle of leaves. The rou...

Harwich, MA - Hiking - length:2.4 mi

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Harwich Port Harwich Port Golf Club Public, 9 holes 2533 yards, par 34 0.6 miles from center of Harwich Port, Massachusetts

Cranberry Valley Cranberry Valley Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6745 yards, par 72 2.0 miles from center of Harwich Port, Massachusetts

Cape Cod National Cape Cod National Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6954 yards, par 72 5.1 miles from center of Harwich Port, Massachusetts

Starboard Course The Captains Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6776 yards, par 72 5.4 miles from center of Harwich Port, Massachusetts

Port Course The Captains Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6724 yards, par 72 5.4 miles from center of Harwich Port, Massachusetts

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