Cains Hill
3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Cains Hill is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Tom Nevers near Polpis, MA. The route reaches Cains Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cains Hill
3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 12–58 ft
Out & Back · Tom Nevers
Trailhead: 41.26362, -70.01204
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 54° · precip 53% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Tom Nevers Road stop 186 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Cains Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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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 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:10 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tom Nevers Road stop 186 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bartlett Road Path & Fairgrounds Bike Path 13 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Polpis Bike Path 7.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path 5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path 6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Nobadeer Farm Road Bike Path 6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Gibbs Pond 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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