AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Canal View Road–Cat Road, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Canal View Road–Cat Road, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. It climbs 374 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 190 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76739, -70.56318
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Canal View Road–Cat Road, 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 59–192 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76739, -70.56318

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Gibbs Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading S.
  10. 400 ftReach Canal View Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Kendrick Road, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cat Road, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Gibbs Road, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 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/canal-view-road-cat-road-out-back-3-sights-9-km-19a4

Trail surface

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.3″ 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 82°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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