Our Favorite Nantucket Bike Paths & Self Guided Bike Tours
With miles and miles of smooth pavement stretching to all ends of this beautiful island, Nantucket bike paths are certainly one of the best ways to get around.
Whether you want to see the sights of our historic little town or pack your towel and head to one of our many famous beaches, riding a comfy bike along a scenic path to your destination is sure to be a highlight of any trip to the island.
Check out some of our favorite options for exploring Nantucket by bike below, then make sure to reserve your rental bikes!
Madaket via Cliff or Madaket Road Bike Paths
Madaket (pronounced mad-a-ket) is at the west end of Nantucket Island and is a top choice for beautiful sandy beaches and sunsets. Madaket is a mostly seasonal village of weather worn cottages. In Hither Creek and Madaket harbor you will see many small recreational and charter fishing boats. There are no public bathrooms, but there is one restaurant and a small convenience store open in the summer.
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Cisco via Hummock Pond Road Bike Path
Cisco is a very popular destination for visitors and locals. Home to Bartlett's Farm, Boathouse Farm, 167 Fish Market, the Sustainable Nantucket Gardens and The Cisco Brewery, it's a wonder anyone makes it to Cisco Beach. Continue to the end of path for south shore surfing, swimming, sunbathing and beachcombing
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Surfside via Atlantic Ave or Fairgrounds Bike Paths
Surfside is a well known, popular beach on the south shore. Here you will find changing rooms, bath rooms and showers, a small snack bar and lifeguards in summer, exceptional surf fishing, spring through fall and dynamic white sandy beaches and dunes year round.
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Dionis Via Cliff Road Bike Path
Dionis is your destination for Nantucket's tallest sand dunes and the calm beaches of the north shore. The white powdery sand here is like no other on the island. You can not see the water from the parking lot but it is well worth a short walk up the path for the view of Nantucket Sound.
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Young's Self Guided Tour
The Young's Self Guided Tour is a great way to see historic sites and points of interest around Town.
The Young's Self Guided Tour is an exceptional trip around the perimeter of Nantucket Town. Just outside the commercial district, this is a great way to "see" Nantucket.
Brant Point Light House, pre-Civil War New England architecture, historic cemeteries and many properties of The Nantucket Historical Association await you along this route. All on paved surface streets (that follow our myriad one way streets), this can be done on foot, in a car or preferably, on a bike.
The Young's Self Guided Tour is best done with an old fashioned Young's paper map.
Pick one up at Young's Bicycle Shop or many other places on the island including the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, Nantucket Visitors and Cultural Center or ask at your inn or hotel.