Massachusetts National Cemetery
Parallel Sandwich Trail & Thunderball
2.2 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 51 min
Parallel Sandwich Trail & Thunderball is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts National Cemetery near South Pocasset, MA. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Parallel Sandwich Trail & Thunderball
2.2 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 51 min
Elevation 49–152 ft
Out & Back · Massachusetts National Cemetery
Trailhead: Race to Sean Connery · 41.68133, -70.59144
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Thunderball, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Parallel Sandwich Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Thunderball, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race to Sean Connery, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Race to Sean Connery, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Thunderball, heading N.
- 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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