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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: Light rain, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 68% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Foundry Pond.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach Herring Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  13. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 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

Light rainTemperature 65°F50°
Precip68%Wind3 mphUV2Humidity91%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 40% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 61% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 13% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 63°57° 56%
Tue 60°55° 18%
Wed 62°56°
Thu 63°57° 27%
Fri 62°55° 50%
Sat 59°56° 46%

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 535 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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