AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Squam Swamp

Outer Loop Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Outer Loop Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Squam Swamp near Squam, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 56 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Outer Loop Trail 41.30675, -70.00022
Nearest town Squam, MA
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Outer Loop Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 25–56 ft

Out & Back · Squam Swamp

Trailhead: Outer Loop Trail · 41.30675, -70.00022

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:26 AM · sunset 6:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Quidnet Road stop 656 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Outer Loop Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 1 miReach Outer Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/outer-loop-trail-out-back-5-km-1afa

Weather

Sunrise 6:26 AMSunset 6:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Quidnet Road stop 656 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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