Cape Cod Canal Access

Cat Road & Flatrock Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Cat Road & Flatrock Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod Canal Access near Sagamore, MA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 249 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cat Road 41.74849, -70.54334
Nearest town Sagamore, MA

Directions

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Cat Road & Flatrock Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 27–248 ft

Out & Back · Cape Cod Canal Access

Trailhead: Cat Road · 41.74849, -70.54334

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Cat Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Flatrock Road, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach Cat Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Jefferson Road, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto Cat Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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