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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 5 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 5 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. The route passes Herring Run and Foundry Pond. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 69 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.77691, -70.49806
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 5 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 1–69 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.77691, -70.49806

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 285 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miPass Herring Run.
  6. 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miReach Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rt. 6 Overlook Connector, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Canal Service Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  19. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading E.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  21. 2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 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/herring-run-foundry-pond-out-back-3-sights-15-km

Trail surface

73% paved26% dirt1% 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 285 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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