Flatrock Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Flatrock Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, MA. It climbs 572 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 197 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77181, -70.51005
Nearest town Sagamore, MA

Directions

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Flatrock Road

8.8 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 8–198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77181, -70.51005

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  21. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 1.2 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  40. 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.

Trail surface

15% paved11% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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