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Exploring Main Street And The Lighthouse Hiking Trail Edgartown

Exploring Main Street And The Lighthouse Hiking Trail Edgartown

Explore Edgartown's Main Street and Lighthouse Hiking Trail on Martha's Vineyard. Discover the island's beauty through our scenic journey.

Exploring Main Street and the lighthouse hiking trail in Edgartown.

Thanks to MrFelix for filming this run. His channel has more of his footage.

This video follows a run through Edgartown, down Main Street and out along the lighthouse hiking trail. If you're thinking about walking or running the route yourself, this shows you the whole thing ahead of time.

The route

The run starts on Edgartown's Main Street and finishes at the Edgartown Lighthouse, picking up several walking trails along the way. 

About Edgartown

Edgartown's Main Street is lined with preserved 19th-century homes, small shops, and restaurants. The Edgartown Lighthouse is the town's best-known landmark, with open views over the harbor and the water beyond it.

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Filmed May 2024The island moves on: shops, signs and prices may differ from what you see here. The text of this guide was checked October 2026.

Main Street in Edgartown on a sunny summer day, people on benches under a big shade tree, bunting on a porch and a white belfry on the right
Edgartown · Main Street in summerPhoto by MV Vacation

A sunny summer day on Main Street in Edgartown: bunting on the porches, benches under the trees and a white belfry over the rooftops.

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