AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Clutch–Endless Wire, 8 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Clutch–Endless Wire, 8 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. It climbs 425 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 230 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70745, -70.41934
Nearest town Pondsville, MA
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Clutch–Endless Wire, 8 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 89–229 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.70745, -70.41934

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto The Hammer, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Chase Me, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Endless Wire, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Crossing, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Catena, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Northwest Passage, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading W.
  21. 200 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Hogies and Grinders, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading S.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading S.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clutch, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Hogies and Grinders, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freeman Cart Path, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftSharp left onto Circle the Wagons, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Extra Pickles, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 100 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading W.
  39. 150 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SW.
  42. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Just Teasing, heading W.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pillage and Plunder, heading W.
  44. 50 ftSharp left onto Mill Road, heading W.
  45. 50 ftReach Home From The Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  46. 100 ftSharp right onto Pillage and Plunder, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Just Teasing, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading W.
  49. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading N.
  52. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 100 ftBear right onto Extra Pickles, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  55. 0.3 miBear left onto Circle the Wagons, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftSharp right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading NW.
  57. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading SW.
  58. 50 ftBear left onto Clutch, heading SW.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  60. 50 ftTurn left onto Mud Flap, heading S.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading SE.
  62. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading SE.
  63. 50 ftBear left onto Hogies and Grinders, heading SE.
  64. 50 ftTurn right onto Mud Flap, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  66. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  67. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading SE.
  68. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  69. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  70. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  72. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading S.
  73. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Passage, heading S.
  74. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  75. 450 ftTurn right onto Catena, heading SE.
  76. 350 ftTurn right onto Powerlines, heading S.
  77. 0.5 miTurn right onto Powerline Crossing, heading E.
  78. 50 ftTurn left onto Endless Wire, heading E.
  79. 50 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading S.
  80. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  81. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  82. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  83. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  84. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  85. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  86. 50 ftContinue straight onto Power Line, heading S.
  87. 50 ftTurn left onto Chase Me, heading S.
  88. 450 ftTurn right onto The Hammer, heading S.
  89. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  90. 100 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/clutch-endless-wire-out-back-8-sights-6-km

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°67° 19%
Thu 85°71°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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