Flatrock Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Flatrock Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 451 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flatrock Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 451 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 60–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74274, -70.58273
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 647 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 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.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bayview Road, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 647 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Deep Bottom Pond–Great Pond Loop, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Jefferson Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Little Halfway Pond–Donnelly Pond, 3 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Cat Road–Jefferson Road, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Bayview Road via Flatrock Road 8.4 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Camp Edwards Main Gate–Little Halfway Pond, 6 lakes 10.9 mi · ▲ 389 ft
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