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Foundry Pond & Canal Service Road via Bournedale Hills Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Foundry Pond & Canal Service Road via Bournedale Hills Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Bournedale, MA. The route reaches Foundry Pond. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 174 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76953, -70.56915
Nearest town Bournedale, MA
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Foundry Pond & Canal Service Road via Bournedale Hills Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 11–174 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76953, -70.56915

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Foundry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 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/foundry-pond-foundry-pond-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ 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°66°
Thu 84°73°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 88°72° 16%
Sun 88°72°
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 14 min before dark.

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