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Faunces Mountain & Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches Faunces Mountain at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 167 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.74693, -70.58872
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Faunces Mountain & Road A via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

12.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 7–166 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.74693, -70.58872

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  2. 4.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Road A, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Road D, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftReach Faunces Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Road C, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Bayview Road, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
  33. 4.2 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

71% paved19% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F55°
Precip8%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:41 PM
Wed 64°55°
Thu 63°55°
Fri 59°55° 55%
Sat 64°59° 67%
Sun 63°57° 66%
Mon 61°55° 52%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 40 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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