AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Avery Hill & Kendrick Road via Flatrock Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Avery Hill & Kendrick Road via Flatrock Road is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. The route reaches Avery Hill at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 787 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 259 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76988, -70.50532
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
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Avery Hill & Kendrick Road via Flatrock Road

11.4 mi · ▲ 787 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 8–258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76988, -70.50532

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  24. 1.2 miTurn left onto Kendrick Road, heading S.
  25. 1 miReach Avery Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  46. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  49. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/avery-hill-kendrick-road-out-back

Trail surface

17% paved9% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
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 4.3 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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