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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Herring Run at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 20 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74685, -70.59688
Nearest town Bourne, MA
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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 3–21 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74685, -70.59688

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 487 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Foundry Pond.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  12. 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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-foundry-pond-out-back-3-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

83% paved13% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 85°74°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 487 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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