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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway–Coyote Den Trail, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 167 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heritage Access Road 41.74876, -70.50888
Nearest town Sandwich, MA

Directions

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Cape Cod Canal Bikeway–Coyote Den Trail, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 5 hr 9 min

Elevation 7–166 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Heritage Access Road · 41.74876, -70.50888

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heritage Access Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Racoon Den Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Road C, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Bayview Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
  20. 5.6 miReach Coyote Den Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 5.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading S.
  24. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Road A, heading SW.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  33. 300 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading S.
  34. 100 ftTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading S.
  35. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn left onto Racoon Den Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miBear right onto Heritage Access Road, heading SE.
  38. 300 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

74% paved18% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 4:35 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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