Mt. Perry via Flatrock Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Mt. Perry via Flatrock Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. The route reaches Mt. Perry at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 484 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mt. Perry via Flatrock Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 60–198 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.74008, -70.58497
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 798 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Mt. Perry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bourne stop 798 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Avery Hill–Deep Bottom Pond Loop, 6 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Great Pond–Canal View Road Loop, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Flatrock Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Discovery Hill via Jefferson Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Flatrock Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
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