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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 31 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/herring-run-foundry-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

75% paved14% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
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 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 16%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

Good to know

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

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