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
- Start on Racoon Den Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Road C, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Shawme Intro, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto The Runway, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Fox Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Robins Nest Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Skunk Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Deer Run Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Smokeys Passage, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Coyote Den Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Smokeys Passage, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Deer Run Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Skunk Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Fox Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto The Runway, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Shawme Intro, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coyote Den Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Racoon Den Trail, heading E.
- 50 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
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Heritage Access Road Trailhead
- 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
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