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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 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
OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
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°
15%
Sun
90°69°
Mon
88°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Great Pond 2.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Jefferson Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Canal View Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Avery Hill–Deep Bottom Pond, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Summit Road via Flatrock Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Cape Cod Canal Bikeway 4.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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