Signal Hill–Herring Run, 5 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Sacrifice Rock Woods near Sandwich, MA. The route passes Herring Run, Foundry Pond and Signal Hill. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Signal Hill–Herring Run, 5 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 3–200 ft
Out & Back · Sacrifice Rock Woods
Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway · 41.77691, -70.49806
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
- 1.1 miPass Herring Run.
- 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Signal Hill.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Signal Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Cape Cod Canal Bikeway Trailhead
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Herring Run–Foundry Pond, 5 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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