Canal View Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Canal View Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near North Pocasset, MA. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Canal View Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 72–235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70905, -70.58306
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Off Limits - Do Not Enter, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Canal View Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Canal View Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Off Limits - Do Not Enter, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Connery Avenue Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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