Flatrock Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Flatrock Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Sagamore, MA. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flatrock Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 39–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.76850, -70.52329
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Treeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Flatrock Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 2.4 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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