Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route passes Foundry Pond before reaching Herring Run at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 20 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74685, -70.59688
Nearest town Bourne, MA
Directions
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Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 3–21 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74685, -70.59688
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 51° · precip 68% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 487 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Foundry Pond.
- 50 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.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
83% paved13% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 65°F51°
Precip68%Wind4 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 0.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon
63°57°
44%
Tue
61°56°
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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Main Street Buzzards Bay stop 487 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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