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3 Mile Lookout & Canal Service Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

6.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 13 min

3 Mile Lookout & Canal Service Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches 3 Mile Lookout. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 69 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perry Avenue 41.74712, -70.60199
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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3 Mile Lookout & Canal Service Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

6.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 2–70 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Perry Avenue · 41.74712, -70.60199

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 486 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftPass 3 Mile Lookout.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 1.9 miSharp right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach 3 Mile Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  16. 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/3-mile-lookout-canal-service-road-out-back

Trail surface

68% paved27% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 486 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Bourne, Massachusetts