AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Clutch–Home From The Forest, 8 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Clutch–Home From The Forest, 8 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near East Sandwich, MA. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 223 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lunch Box 41.72514, -70.45306
Nearest town East Sandwich, MA
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Clutch–Home From The Forest, 8 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 84–222 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: Lunch Box · 41.72514, -70.45306

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lunch Box, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Subdivisions, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Atkins Road, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Subdivisions, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Pillage and Plunder, heading S.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto Mill Road, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Pillage and Plunder, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Just Teasing, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Extra Pickles, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Circle the Wagons, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading E.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Clutch, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freeman Cart Path, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Mud Flap, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Hogies and Grinders, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Mud Flap, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading E.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Passage, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 400 ftContinue straight onto Home From The Forest, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left onto Sparky, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Home From The Forest, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Stagecoach, heading SE.
  41. 450 ftReach Subdivisions, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  42. 450 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading SE.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sparky, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right onto Home From The Forest, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northwest Passage, heading SE.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  49. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading SE.
  50. 200 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  52. 50 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Sidewinder, heading E.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading E.
  55. 50 ftTurn left onto Hogies and Grinders, heading E.
  56. 50 ftBear right onto Mud Flap, heading E.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogies and Grinders, heading SE.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mud Flap, heading SE.
  59. 50 ftTurn right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clutch, heading S.
  61. 50 ftBear right onto Hogies and Grinders, heading S.
  62. 50 ftContinue straight onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  63. 250 ftSharp left onto Circle the Wagons, heading S.
  64. 50 ftBear right onto Extra Pickles, heading S.
  65. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  66. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  67. 100 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading NW.
  68. 150 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading W.
  69. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  70. 50 ftBear left onto Popple Bottom Road, heading W.
  71. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Just Teasing, heading NW.
  72. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pillage and Plunder, heading NW.
  73. 50 ftBear right onto Mill Road, heading NW.
  74. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pillage and Plunder, heading N.
  75. 50 ftSharp left onto Subdivisions, heading N.
  76. 150 ftBear right onto Atkins Road, heading W.
  77. 0.2 miBear left onto Subdivisions, heading NE.
  78. 50 ftBear right onto Lunch Box, heading NE.
  79. 0.2 miArrive 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-home-from-the-forest-out-back-8-sights-7-km

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°67° 16%
Thu 85°71°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°70°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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