Freeman Cart Path–Jacob's Schooner, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Freeman Cart Path–Jacob's Schooner, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Plowed Neck, MA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Freeman Cart Path–Jacob's Schooner, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 82–171 ft
Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area
Trailhead: Sasquatch · 41.72479, -70.43713
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto The Sandwich Side North, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Nye Cart Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tupper Cart Path, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Ridgeway Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Craddock Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Nye Cart Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ridgeway Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Tupper Cart Path, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto The Sandwich Side North, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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