Massachusetts National Cemetery
Camp Edwards Main Gate–Connery Avenue, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Camp Edwards Main Gate–Connery Avenue, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts National Cemetery near South Pocasset, MA. The route reaches Camp Edwards Main Gate. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Camp Edwards Main Gate–Connery Avenue, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 49–161 ft
Out & Back · Massachusetts National Cemetery
Trailhead: Parallel Sandwich Trail · 41.66583, -70.59902
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Parallel Sandwich Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Race to Sean Connery, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Dr. No, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Camp Edwards Main Gate.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Connery Avenue, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Snake Pond Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Camp Edwards Main Gate, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Connery Avenue, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dr. No, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Thunderball, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Sandwich Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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