Easy0.5 miFalmouth

The Knob (Cornelia Carey Sanctuary)

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What is The Knob (Cornelia Carey Sanctuary) like?

A short, scenic walk out a wooded spit to a rocky knob with 360° views over Quissett Harbor and Buzzards Bay — one of Falmouth's best sunset perches.

Plan your walk

The Knob (Cornelia Carey Sanctuary)

Directions to the trailhead

Quissett Harbor Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

Best time to go

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What’s the trail like?

Length: 0.5 mi
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Natural trail
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Kids: Not noted
Accessible: Not noted
Views: Ocean
Good for: Walking, Birding

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Small lot at the end of Quissett Harbor Rd (fills early in summer).

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries

What you'll see

Bird sanctuary, Dog-friendly, Ocean views

Where is the trailhead?

Quissett Harbor Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540.

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Easy0.5 miFalmouth

The Knob (Cornelia Carey Sanctuary)

Listed & VerifiedVerified Jun 19, 2026

Saved places stay in your account, on any device.

What is The Knob (Cornelia Carey Sanctuary) like?

A short, scenic walk out a wooded spit to a rocky knob with 360° views over Quissett Harbor and Buzzards Bay — one of Falmouth's best sunset perches.

Plan your walk

The Knob (Cornelia Carey Sanctuary)

Directions to the trailhead

Quissett Harbor Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

Best time to go

Checking today’s weather and sun times…

Now57°FClear

Wind13 mphFrom the W

Weather and sun times from Open-Meteo for the nearest part of the Cape.

What’s the trail like?

Length: 0.5 mi
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Natural trail
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Kids: Not noted
Accessible: Not noted
Views: Ocean
Good for: Walking, Birding

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Small lot at the end of Quissett Harbor Rd (fills early in summer).

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries

What you'll see

Bird sanctuary, Dog-friendly, Ocean views

Where is the trailhead?

Quissett Harbor Rd, Falmouth, MA 02540.

Get directions

Get directions Open in Google Maps

Where else can you walk in Falmouth?

Easy

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Friends of Nobska Light, Inc. (owner since the Coast Guard deed transfer)

Nobska Light stands on a grassy rise at the end of Nobska Road in Woods Hole: a white tower with a gabled entry, a flagpole and a brick plaza with a compass rose set into it. Friends of Nobska Light, the nonprofit that received the deed to the station from the Coast Guard in July 2025, keeps the grounds open to visit and photograph from dawn to dusk all year. Parking is a handful of spaces in front of the tower, and the road runs through a quiet residential neighborhood, so come in a small car and be considerate of the neighbors. Volunteers lead tower tours on certain summer days; check the Friends' website for the current schedule.

CCC Visited · Verified 2026-10-06

See details

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Paved · Town of Falmouth / The 300 Committee

The only Cape Cod rail trail that hugs the seashore — 10.7 paved miles from North Falmouth to Woods Hole through marshes, ponds, cranberry bogs and along Vineyard Sound. Named for Falmouth native Katharine Lee Bates, who wrote 'America the Beautiful.'

CCC Visited · Verified 2026-09-29

See details

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Natural trail · NOAA / Massachusetts DCR

A network of nature trails through the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on the Mashpee-Falmouth border. Paths traverse salt marsh edges, pine barrens, and coastal shrubland with views over Waquoit Bay. Excellent birding year-round and educational signage throughout.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details

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Shining Sea Bikeway Extension (North Falmouth Spur)

Paved · Town of Falmouth

The northern extension of the Shining Sea Bikeway running from North Falmouth village south toward West Falmouth. This paved path passes through residential neighborhoods, cranberry bog edges, and coastal uplands. A quieter and less-known segment of the Falmouth rail trail system.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details

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Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details

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Beebe Woods

Natural trail · The 300 Committee (Falmouth land trust)

Hundreds of acres of wooded walking trails behind Highfield Hall, with the Punch Bowl pond at its heart — Falmouth's beloved dog-and-family woods.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

See details