Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 4 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. The route passes Herring Run and Foundry Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 26 ft13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77607, -70.50261
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
Directions
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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 4 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 1–25 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.77607, -70.50261
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Herring Run.
- 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
91% paved5% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ 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
83°67°
Thu
85°74°
Fri
87°73°
Sat
86°72°
15%
Sun
90°69°
Mon
89°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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