Cape Cod Canal Access

Coyote Den Trail–Deer Run Trail, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Coyote Den Trail–Deer Run Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod Canal Access near Sandwich, MA. It climbs 521 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 200 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heritage Access Road 41.74917, -70.51162
Nearest town Sandwich, MA

Directions

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Coyote Den Trail–Deer Run Trail, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 27–200 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod Canal Access

Trailhead: Heritage Access Road · 41.74917, -70.51162

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

  1. Start on Racoon Den Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Road C, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Shawme Intro, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto The Runway, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Fox Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Robins Nest Trail, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Skunk Hollow Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftBear left onto Deer Run Trail, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftSharp right onto Smokeys Passage, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miReach Coyote Den Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  43. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  44. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  47. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
  48. 250 ftBear right onto Smokeys Passage, heading NE.
  49. 0.3 miSharp left onto Deer Run Trail, heading E.
  50. 150 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading E.
  51. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 0.1 miBear left onto Skunk Hollow Trail, heading E.
  53. 50 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading E.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto Red Fox Trail, heading SE.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading E.
  56. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Runway, heading NE.
  57. 150 ftTurn left onto Shawme Intro, heading NE.
  58. 150 ftBear right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  59. 0.2 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  60. 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading E.
  61. 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading S.
  62. 350 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading SE.
  63. 50 ftTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading SE.
  64. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  65. 150 ftTurn left onto Racoon Den Trail, heading E.
  66. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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