Flatrock Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Flatrock Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 410 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flatrock Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 60–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74197, -70.58576
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 578 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 miSharp right onto Bayview Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Treeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 578 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Avery Hill–Deep Bottom Pond Loop, 6 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Great Pond–Canal View Road Loop, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Flatrock Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Discovery Hill via Jefferson Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
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