Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Sam Nye's Mountain–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 9 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Sam Nye's Mountain–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 9 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Old Quaker Meetinghouse, MA. The route reaches Sam Nye's Mountain at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 259 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 262 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73333, -70.46743
Nearest town Old Quaker Meetinghouse, MA

Directions

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Sam Nye's Mountain–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 9 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 57–262 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.73333, -70.46743

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Swamp Thing, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftSharp left onto Sasquatch, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Swamp Thing, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sasquatch, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Spinal Tap, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Sasquatch, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Spinal Tap, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Hollows Access Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftPass Sam Nye's Mountain.
  18. 300 ftContinue straight onto Snake Milk, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto West South Hill, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Spinal Tap, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Sandwich Hollows Access Road, heading S.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto Mill Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear left onto Pillage and Plunder, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Mill Road, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pillage and Plunder, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Subdivisions, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mighty Oaks, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miBear right onto Holy Rollers, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Mighty Oaks, heading SW.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miBear left onto For Whom the Bell Tolls, heading S.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
  44. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  45. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

38% paved24% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ 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°63° 15%
Thu 85°70°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

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