15 great bike rides

Plum Island Enjoy some of the nature that Plum Island has to offer via bike when you ride through this 6-mile barrier beach that extends south of Newburyport. Most of the path makes up the Parker River Wildlife Refuge, which nearly 300 bird species visit seasonally. Cost: $5 by car, $2 walk-in or bike-in Duration: Half day Map See this itinerary Story Is Boston ready for a bike revolution?
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Plum Island

Enjoy some of the nature that Plum Island has to offer via bike when you ride through this 6-mile barrier beach that extends south of Newburyport. Most of the path makes up the Parker River Wildlife Refuge, which nearly 300 bird species visit seasonally.

Cost: $5 by car, $2 walk-in or bike-in
Duration: Half day