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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  6. 3.5 miBear right onto Cat Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Gibbs Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Flatrock Road, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miReach Jefferson Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn right onto Gibbs Road, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miSharp right onto Cat Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  22. 3.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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