North Boundary Trail via Shawme Highway Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 3 min
North Boundary Trail via Shawme Highway Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 167 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shawme Highway Access Road 41.74791, -70.51030
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
Directions
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North Boundary Trail via Shawme Highway Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 70–166 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Shawme Highway Access Road · 41.74791, -70.51030
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shawme Highway Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Boundary Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Flatrock Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto North Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach North Boundary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boundary Connector, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Boundary Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Road A, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Access Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
76% dirt7% paved17% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed
83°67°
Thu
85°73°
Fri
86°73°
Sat
86°72°
Sun
90°69°
Mon
88°74°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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