Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Automile & Burning Man via Bushwood
2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min
Automile & Burning Man via Bushwood is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area near Barnstable, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Automile & Burning Man via Bushwood
2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min
Elevation 61–119 ft
Out & Back · Hyannis Ponds Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 41.68599, -70.28782
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Burning Man, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Art's Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bushwood, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Automile, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Burning Man, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bushwood, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Art's Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Burning Man, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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