Discovery Hill via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches Discovery Hill at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 438 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74683, -70.57661
Nearest town Bourne, MA
Directions
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Discovery Hill via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway
12.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 11–217 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74683, -70.57661
Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 45% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Discovery Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 3.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% paved8% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 62°F55°
Precip45%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity82%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:43 PM
Tue
63°54°
Wed
62°53°
Thu
63°56°
24%
Fri
61°53°
57%
Sat
63°54°
61%
Sun
62°57°
56%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:00 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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