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 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 40 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 4.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bayview Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Road A, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Road D, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Faunces Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Road C, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bayview Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading N.
- 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 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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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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