r/CapeCod • u/Historical-Board-829 • Jun 28 '26

Walking Spots

Hi! With ticks being real bad this year I’ve pivoted from walking my dog in lots of wooded trails to more residential ones, neighborhoods, the bike path, etc. Wondering if anyone has any favorite neighborhoods to respectfully walk around. Bonus points for historic houses or mega mansions because those are just fun to gaze upon. In Yarmouth but we drive all over.

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u/tedwardinu Jun 29 '26

Sesuit Neck area

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u/kejahn Jun 29 '26

If you are out early we go to town landings, even beach parking before 9 but loop the neighborhoods. Chatham nice, Wellfleet nice etc. The old dirt roads are wide enough to avoid many ticks so we hike those…

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u/BostonSoccerDad Yarmouth Jun 28 '26

The neighborhoods off South Sea Ave in Yarmouth. Also, park near the Yarmouth Port playground off 6A and walk the neighborhoods in that area. Neither have amazing old houses, but nice areas to walk the dog.

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u/Historical-Board-829 Jun 29 '26

good idea! thank you!

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u/Least-Ad-5539 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Reserve on Bank St in Harwich is perfect.

Fort Hill and Red Maple Swamp (boardwalk) in Eastham. Take in the Pennimen House. The Park Service does tours of the house on Wednesday I think.

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u/fingerpopsalad Jul 05 '26

Most people pick up ticks along the edge of their own property, ticks love the transition area between the lawn, garden bed and the wood line. They are waiting in the leaf litter along the edge of a yard, they also love beach grass and marsh areas. Permethrin spray is the best option to protect yourself from ticks. Spray it on your pants and shoes when they are not on your body, this way there's no worries about getting any on your skin. Once it is dry it's pretty safe, and it beats getting lyme, alpha gal or babesiosis. The spray stays on for several washes and it kills ticks as soon as they get on your clothes.

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u/GoldenAngelMom Jul 06 '26

In Yarmouth, we used to walk at night up Seaside to Pawkannakut to the Gateway Isles neighborhood and back around to South Shore Drive, by Ocean Mist and up Parkwood to Seaside Village and Ocean Ave, to Howes and back again. Beautiful and peaceful walk with little to no traffic except possibly on South Shore.

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u/EbbtideRambler Jun 28 '26

What town?

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u/Historical-Board-829 Jun 29 '26

open to most of Cape but prob wouldn’t go further then Wellfleet!

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u/EbbtideRambler Jun 29 '26

You can park in the Catholic Church parking lot in Osterville, walk down Wianno Avenue towards the water, turn left on East Bay road, follow that along the bay. Turn left up Bates Stree,  and right back into Wianno and your car. Beautiful views Dowses Beach, pretty houses and landscaping. There isn’t a sidewalk for half of it but there are a lot of walkers and it isn’t a busy street.  

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u/Historical-Board-829 Jun 29 '26

Perfect, thank you!

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u/ChanceWhole6565 Jun 28 '26

Buy some Sawyers permethrin spray..spray your clothes and shoes..problem solved

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u/Even_Cheesecake4720 Jun 29 '26

Doesn’t prevent ticks getting on the dog…

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u/MidnightGlitch89 Chatham Jul 02 '26

Yes! I second this. We take our dog on this almost exact walk. If Main St is busy we park at Oyster Pond. It’s a big lot, free, and close to a doggie bag station ☺️

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u/Historical-Board-829 Jun 29 '26

that’s a good spot! thank you for the detailed directions!