Martha's Vineyard Bike Tours

1 — West Chop Bike Tour

For a quick, scenic four-mile ride in Vineyard Haven, take Main Street out past the West Chop Lighthouse and loop back on either Main Street or Franklin Street.

2 — East Chop Bike Tour

There is no off-road path for the three-mile trip from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs, so you must share the road with cars and trucks, and it is a heavily traveled roadway. Be cautious, and consider taking East Chop Drive; while it's a little longer, it's much more scenic and less congested.

3 — West Tisbury to Vineyard Haven Bike Tour

To get from West Tisbury to Vineyard Haven, consider a detour on roling, twisty Lambert's Cove Raod, and then take a left on to West Spring street to avoid the heavy traffic on Upper State Road.

4 — Beach Road to Edgartown Bike Tour

The six-mile Beach Road path from Oak Bluffs to Edgartown is the Island's most popular ride for a reason, offering scenic views of State Beach and Sengekontacket Pond. Note that the path us usually quite sandy.

5 — Edgartown to Vineyard Haven Bike Tour

To get directly from Edgartown to Vineyard Haven, use the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road path. Watch for vehicles crossing the path from side roads and driveways on this rolling, seven-mile trip.

6 — State Forest Bike Paths

Four miles outside Edgartown, the path along the Edgartown-West Tisbury Road takes you into the State Forest, where you can enjoy a beautiful loop of roughly ten miles around the forest. There is also a smaller loop of about three miles in the northeast corner of the forest. Both of these loops are easily accessible from Oak Bluffs (five miles away) and Vineyard Haven (about three miles).

7 — Up-Island Bike Tours

"Up-Island" towns of West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah do not have multi-user paths. Most of the roads in these towns are narrow, winding and hilly, and suitable mainly for experienced cyclists. The scenery however, is terrific.

8 — Edgartown to South Beach Bike Tours

Biking from Edgartown to South Beach avoids parking hassles, and there are paths with bike racks on both Katama and Herring Creek Roads. Roads in Katama, like Edgartown Bay Road and Slough Cove Road, offer generally flat and pleasant riding.