Nickerson Conservation Area

Where else can you walk in Bourne?

• Easy

  Bournedale Herring Run (Herring Run Recreation Area)

  Mixed · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (property owner, per Buzzards Bay Coalition)

  Herring Run Recreation Area sits near the midpoint of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, where a concrete fish ladder helps river herring swim upstream to spawn. Come in spring to watch the fish work their way up the rushing ladder, on their way to Great Herring Pond. The paved Cape Cod Canal Bikeway runs right past, and the 1.4-mile Bournedale Hills Trail starts here, with a 0.8-mile interpretive loop about the canal's history and nature. The Buzzards Bay Coalition lists it as open dawn to dusk, with free parking, seasonal restrooms, picnic tables and leashed dogs welcome.

  CCC Visited · Verified 2026-10-06

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• Easy · 2.1 mi

  Pocasset River Conservation Area Trail

  Natural trail · Town of Bourne Conservation Commission

  A network of footpaths through conservation land along the Pocasset River corridor in Bourne. The trail winds through mixed hardwood forest and past freshwater wetlands. Good birding in spring and fall migration periods.

  Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

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• Moderate · 3 mi

  Four Ponds Conservation Area & Bourne Town Forest

  Natural trail · Town of Bourne Conservation Commission

  A 125-acre town forest in Pocasset with four man-made ponds set in an oak-pine forest. The Eagle, Lions, Pine, and Town Forest trails leave from the Barlows Landing Road lot; short Basin and Freeman Pond loops suit casual walkers, while the Pine and Town Forest trails run over three miles past Upper Pond. Popular for hiking, easy mountain biking, birding, and freshwater fishing.

  Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

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• Easy · 1 mi

  Red Brook Pond Conservation Area

  Natural trail · Bourne Conservation Trust

  A Bourne Conservation Trust property in Pocasset with about a mile of well-marked, sandy looping trails through woods, past working cranberry bogs, and along Red Brook Pond. The full loop takes roughly an hour; a short loop near the lot leads straight to the shoreline, where benches sit along the water. Great for an easy family walk and birding.

  Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

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• Moderate · 0.6 mi

  Bourne Sisters Woodland

  Natural trail · Bourne Conservation Trust

  A 22-acre Bourne Conservation Trust woodland between Route 28 and Buzzards Bay near Monument Beach. The 0.6-mile Loop Trail climbs steep, hilly woods to scenic vistas and drops to a stream, mill pond, and working cranberry bog. Home to barred and great horned owls. Expect 30 minutes to an hour to complete.

  Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

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• Easy · 0.5 mi

  Little Bay Conservation Area

  Mixed · Bourne Conservation Trust

  A 21-acre Bourne Conservation Trust area with a half-mile Loop Trail through rolling pine forest plus sandy paths out to a scenic peninsula on upper Buzzards Bay. Views of wooded Tobey Island; a kayak launch and picnic tables on site. Good for an easy woodland hike, beach walk, shellfishing, and birding.

  Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

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