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Faunces Mountain & Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

4.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Faunces Mountain & Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, MA. The route reaches Faunces Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 167 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77181, -70.51005
Nearest town Sagamore, MA
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Faunces Mountain & Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

4.9 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 8–166 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77181, -70.51005

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Road A, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Road D, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftReach Faunces Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Road C, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Bayview Road, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  33. 0.6 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/faunces-mountain-out-back-5-km-f29e

Trail surface

46% dirt29% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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