3 Mile Lookout via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
2 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 41 min
3 Mile Lookout via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 2-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches 3 Mile Lookout at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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3 Mile Lookout via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
2 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 41 min
Elevation 2–59 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75155, -70.58951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach 3 Mile Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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