Massachusetts National Cemetery
Deer Horn Hill–Camp Edwards Main Gate, 3 summits
6.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Deer Horn Hill–Camp Edwards Main Gate, 3 summits is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts National Cemetery near South Pocasset, MA. The route passes Camp Edwards Main Gate before reaching Deer Horn Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deer Horn Hill–Camp Edwards Main Gate, 3 summits
6.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 49–253 ft
Out & Back · Massachusetts National Cemetery
Trailhead: Fredrikson Road · 41.67676, -70.57406
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fredrikson Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Camp Edwards Main Gate.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto For Your Eyes Only, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Deer Horn Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 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 NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto For Your Eyes Only, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Fredrikson Road, heading N.
- 1 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 10 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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