Flatrock Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, MA. It climbs 564 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 197 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77463, -70.54314
Nearest town Sagamore, MA
Directions
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Flatrock Road
7.7 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 11–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.77463, -70.54314
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Flatrock Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
28% paved18% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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