Faunces Mountain & Deer Run Trail via Shawme Highway Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Faunces Mountain & Deer Run Trail via Shawme Highway Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Faunces Mountain at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 388 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 200 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Road 41.76952, -70.55369
Nearest town Bournedale, MA

Directions

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Faunces Mountain & Deer Run Trail via Shawme Highway Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 59–200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Summit Road · 41.76952, -70.55369

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

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

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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