Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Blackridge–Jacob's Schooner, 8 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Blackridge–Jacob's Schooner, 8 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Camp Burgess, MA. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 184 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerlines 41.71400, -70.45516
Nearest town Camp Burgess, MA

Directions

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Blackridge–Jacob's Schooner, 8 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 82–184 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: Powerlines · 41.71400, -70.45516

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southwest Sauce, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Powerlines, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Extra Pickles, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Circle the Wagons, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freeman Cart Path, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Blueridge, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Smashburger, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Freeman Cart Path, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftBear left onto Single Shot, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Blackridge, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto The Sandwich Side North, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sasquatch, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading N.
  29. 1.1 miReach Southwest Sauce, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 200 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miBear right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading S.
  36. 100 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  37. 250 ftBear right onto The Sandwich Side North, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading S.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  41. 150 ftTurn right onto Blackridge, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Single Shot, heading SW.
  43. 100 ftBear right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading SW.
  44. 450 ftBear right onto Smashburger, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftSharp left onto Blueridge, heading S.
  47. 50 ftBear right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Circle the Wagons, heading S.
  49. 50 ftBear right onto Extra Pickles, heading S.
  50. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  52. 100 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SW.
  53. 150 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto Southwest Sauce, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  56. 500 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

40% paved9% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 1 min before dark.

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