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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.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 200 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 41.77691, -70.49806
Nearest town Sandwich, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miPass Herring Run.
  6. 50 ftPass Foundry Pond.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Bournedale Hills Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Signal Hill.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 1.6 miReach Signal Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.5 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miBear left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading SE.
  28. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Canal Service Road, heading E.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  30. 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% paved8% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
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 83°67°
Thu 85°74°
Fri 87°73°
Sat 86°72° 15%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 89°74°

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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