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.
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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
- Start on Heritage Access Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Racoon Den Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Road C, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bayview Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
- 5.6 miReach Coyote Den Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Road A, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Racoon Den Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Heritage Access Road, heading SE.
- 300 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 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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Heritage Access Road Trailhead
- Faunces Mountain & Coyote Den Trail 1 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Shawme Highway Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Shawme Highway Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Shawme Highway Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- North Boundary Trail via Shawme Highway Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Bayview Road–Coyote Den Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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