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Flatrock Road is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, MA. It climbs 739 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 197 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77463, -70.54314
Nearest town Sagamore, MA

Directions

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Flatrock Road

9.7 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 11–198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.77463, -70.54314

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading SW.
  22. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cape Cod Canal Bikeway, heading NE.
  41. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 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

22% paved10% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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