Flatrock Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Flatrock Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It climbs 505 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 197 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76988, -70.50532
Nearest town Sandwich, MA

Directions

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Flatrock Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 8–198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.76988, -70.50532

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  31. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.8 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  40. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 50 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

26% paved19% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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