Bike routes

Six rides that cover the island, from flat paths between the down-Island towns to hilly up-Island roads. Each route says plainly whether you're on a bike path or sharing the road.

Beach Road line

Oak Bluffs → Edgartown

Bike path

6 MILES Easy

East Chop line

Vineyard Haven → Oak Bluffs

Mostly shared road

3 MILES Moderate

Katama line

Edgartown → South Beach

Town streets, then path

3.5 MILES Easy

Forest loop

Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Loops

Bike path, partly unpaved

~10 MILES Easy to moderate

Edg–VH Road line

Edgartown → Vineyard Haven

Bike path

7 MILES Moderate

Up-Island line

Up-Island Routes

Shared road, no path

— VARIES Challenging

Compare at a glance

RouteDistanceDifficultyPath or roadSurface
Oak Bluffs to Edgartown 6 mi Easy Bike path Paved
Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs 3 mi Moderate Mostly shared road Paved roads
Edgartown to South Beach 3.5 mi Easy Town streets, then bike path Paved
Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Loops ~10 mi Easy to moderate Bike path Mixed, paved and unpaved
Edgartown to Vineyard Haven 7 mi Moderate Bike path Paved
Up-Island Routes Varies Challenging Shared road, no bike path Paved roads

Routes are marked once we've ridden and verified them.

The line map

Map of Martha's Vineyard bike routes. Solid lines are bike paths, dashed lines are shared roads with no bike path. Up-Island routes: shared roads, no bike path State Forest loops: bike paths Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs: mostly shared road via East Chop Edgartown to Vineyard Haven: bike path Oak Bluffs to Edgartown: bike path Edgartown to South Beach: bike path
Bike path Shared road, no path Other bike paths Ferry or town stop