Electric Avenue Beach–Taylors Point Beach, 3 beaches is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Taylors Point Beach before reaching Electric Avenue Beach at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Electric Avenue Beach–Taylors Point Beach, 3 beaches
6.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1–62 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76342, -70.57102
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Canal Street, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Taylors Point Beach.
- 350 ftReach Electric Avenue Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 3.4 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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