Welcome to The Vineyard, we hope you brought your bicycle!
Beaches and Bicycles, a Vineyard classic combo. And a great way to avoid some of the horrendous Summer traffic and enjoy a cool breeze. Most visitors arrive to the island via ferry in Oak Bluffs and rent bicycles for the easy and super scenic ride to Edgartown and back, mostly along the water on a separated bikepath.
A few island basics:
Do NOT ride on Barnes Road! There is just no need to ride on this shoulderless road with very fast moving cars, blind corners and skinny shoulders. The section from Edgartown/West Tisbury Road to Edgartown/Vineyard Haven Road has an adjacent bikepath with very few driveway crossings; it’s a great bikepath, even for roadies. Please use it, it literally parallels the road and cars usually drive well over the speed limit. Barnes Road from Edgartown/Vineyard Haven to County Road has more blind curves and even less shoulder with the same speeding cars. The bikepath along County Road is a far better choice for all!
If words like mixed terrain, gravel routes and underbiking stir up some anticipation and excitement in your soul, then ride on over to the Martha’s Gravel page for the durty stuff. There are hundreds of miles of amazing riding here on the island; beautiful back roads, single-tracks. paved bike paths and gravel roads for days. Paved bikepaths and multi-use paths connect Edgartown, Katama, Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs. Scores more dirt trails and singletrack connect these same towns as well as the Up Island towns of West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah.
Waterbottle Refill Stations Across the Island The Vineyard Conservation Society’s Take Back the Tap campaign began as the next step after the successful plastic bag ban. The goal: make it easy, convenient, and rewarding to refill — not rebuy.Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, refill stations were first installed in every Island school and later expanded to beaches, libraries, town halls, and ferry terminals. With more than 20 refill stations now in operation, the network continues to grow.
MV Land Bank Property Guide A great link to an amazing amount of land overseen by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank can be found here . They also have an amazing, GPS based app for your phone as well.
Routes of MV!
3 Lighthouses 3 Towns Tour Paved
3 Lighthouses 3 Towns Tour Adventure Terrain
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