Jacob's Schooner–Nye Cart Path, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Jacob's Schooner–Nye Cart Path, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Camp Burgess, MA. It climbs 255 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi82 – 164 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Freeman Cart Path 41.71414, -70.43880
Nearest town Camp Burgess, MA
Directions
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Jacob's Schooner–Nye Cart Path, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 82–165 ft
Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area
Trailhead: Freeman Cart Path · 41.71414, -70.43880
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Tupper Cart Path, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto The Sandwich Side North, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sasquatch, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Jacob's Schooner, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto The Sandwich Side North, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tupper Cart Path, heading SW.
- 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
55% paved1% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.1 mi · loop · via Sandwich Service Road Trail
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- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Sandwich Service Road Trail
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