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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 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

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 11 min before dark.

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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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