Flatrock Road & Jefferson Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 4 hr 47 min
Flatrock Road & Jefferson Road is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. It climbs 559 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 253 ft13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA
Directions
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Flatrock Road & Jefferson Road
13.5 mi · ▲ 559 ft · 4 hr 47 min
Elevation 96–254 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
- 3.5 miBear right onto Cat Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Gibbs Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Flatrock Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Jefferson Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Gibbs Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Cat Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 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
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 4:42 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
- 3.1 mi · loop · via Jefferson Road
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Jefferson Road
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