Cains Hill is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Milestone Cranberry Bog near Codfish Park, MA. The route reaches Cains Hill. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 85 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.27780, -69.96806
Nearest town Codfish Park, MA
Directions
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Cains Hill
7.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 12–87 ft
Out & Back · Milestone Cranberry Bog
Trailhead: 41.27780, -69.96806
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:42 PM
Transit-accessible: Sankaty Head Golf Club stop 303 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Cains Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn 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
39% dirt23% paved1% grass37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sankaty Head Golf Club stop 303 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Polpis Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 6.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Cains Hill 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 11.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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