Jefferson Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Jefferson Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jefferson Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 98–235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73734, -70.57843
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Canal View Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wood Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Canal View Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Canal View Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Flatrock Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Wood Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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