Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Herring Run at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 59 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75155, -70.58951
Nearest town Bourne, MA
Directions
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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 3–59 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75155, -70.58951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Foundry Pond.
- 150 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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
75% paved14% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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