Flatrock Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Flatrock Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Cape Cod Canal Access near Sagamore, MA. It climbs 497 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flatrock Road
6.9 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 8–198 ft
Out & Back · Cape Cod Canal Access
Trailhead: 41.77181, -70.51005
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Flatrock Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 0.6 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 2.8 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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