Sam Nye's Mountain–Holy Rollers, 9 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Sam Nye's Mountain–Holy Rollers, 9 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Old Quaker Meetinghouse, MA. The route reaches Sam Nye's Mountain. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sam Nye's Mountain–Holy Rollers, 9 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 76–262 ft
Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area
Trailhead: connector · 41.73256, -70.46706
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Swamp Thing, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West South Hill, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Sam Nye's Mountain.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Snake Milk, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Spinal Tap, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sandwich Hollows Access Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pillage and Plunder, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pillage and Plunder, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Subdivisions, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mighty Oaks, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Holy Rollers, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mighty Oaks, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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