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Flatrock Hill & Flatrock Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches Flatrock Hill at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 478 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 266 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74981, -70.57780
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Flatrock Hill & Flatrock Road via Cape Cod Canal Bikeway

12.7 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 11–264 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74981, -70.57780

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  3. 3.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto Flatrock Road, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miReach Flatrock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Marist Street, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  32. 3.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

57% paved1% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 15%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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