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Maple Swamp Conservation Area

The Lookout–Beech Trail, 11 sights

5 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 1 hr 57 min

The Lookout–Beech Trail, 11 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Plowed Neck, MA. The route reaches The Lookout. It climbs 556 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 243 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sasquatch 41.72479, -70.43713
Nearest town Plowed Neck, MA
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The Lookout–Beech Trail, 11 sights

5 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 82–242 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: Sasquatch · 41.72479, -70.43713

Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Swamp Thing, heading W.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto West South Hill, heading W.
  6. 100 ftSharp left onto Snake Milk, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftSharp left onto Jazz, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto The Sandwich Side North, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Blackridge, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Single Shot, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Grady's Way, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Shout, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftBear right onto Bad Boy Connector, heading S.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto Ridgeway Trail, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftBear right onto Tower Connector, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Ridgeway Trail, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Dragon's Breath, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Craddock Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dragon's Breath, heading S.
  32. 50 ftSharp right onto Craddock Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jawbones, heading S.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading E.
  36. 150 ftBear left onto Jawbones, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Craddock Trail, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powerline Crossing, heading E.
  41. 150 ftTurn left onto Endless Wire, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  48. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Ridge, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftTurn right onto Primal Whoop, heading E.
  53. 50 ftPass The Lookout.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto North Ridge, heading E.
  55. 250 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading SE.
  56. 150 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading NE.
  57. 100 ftTurn left onto Lookout Lane, heading SE.
  58. 250 ftBear right onto Chase Me, heading NE.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Lane, heading NE.
  60. 0.1 miTurn right onto Town Line, heading S.
  61. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  63. 50 ftSharp right onto Beech Trail, heading SE.
  64. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Run, heading E.
  65. 150 ftBear left onto Lover's Lane, heading E.
  66. 50 ftReach The Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  67. 50 ftBear right onto Deer Run, heading E.
  68. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beech Trail, heading NE.
  69. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  70. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading SE.
  72. 300 ftTurn left onto Lookout Lane, heading NE.
  73. 0.1 miBear left onto Chase Me, heading N.
  74. 50 ftBear left onto Lookout Lane, heading NE.
  75. 250 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading N.
  76. 100 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading NE.
  77. 150 ftTurn right onto North Ridge, heading NE.
  78. 250 ftBear right onto Primal Whoop, heading NE.
  79. 50 ftTurn left onto North Ridge, heading NE.
  80. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  81. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  82. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  83. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  84. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  85. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  86. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  87. 500 ftTurn left onto Home From The Forest, heading SW.
  88. 150 ftTurn right onto Endless Wire, heading SE.
  89. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Crossing, heading SE.
  90. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  91. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  92. 200 ftSharp left onto Craddock Trail, heading E.
  93. 50 ftBear left onto Jawbones, heading E.
  94. 50 ftBear right onto Craddock Trail, heading E.
  95. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jawbones, heading SW.
  96. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading SW.
  97. 0.1 miSharp left onto Dragon's Breath, heading N.
  98. 50 ftTurn right onto Craddock Trail, heading N.
  99. 0.1 miBear left onto Dragon's Breath, heading NW.
  100. 50 ftBear right onto Craddock Trail, heading NW.
  101. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridgeway Trail, heading NW.
  102. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  103. 50 ftBear right onto Tower Connector, heading SW.
  104. 50 ftBear left onto Ridgeway Trail, heading SW.
  105. 350 ftTurn left onto Bad Boy Connector, heading S.
  106. 200 ftBear left onto Shout, heading S.
  107. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  108. 150 ftTurn right onto Grady's Way, heading S.
  109. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  110. 50 ftTurn right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  111. 250 ftBear left onto Single Shot, heading W.
  112. 100 ftBear right onto Blackridge, heading SW.
  113. 50 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
  114. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading NW.
  115. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
  116. 0.1 miSharp left onto The Sandwich Side North, heading W.
  117. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading N.
  118. 250 ftBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading N.
  119. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
  120. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jazz, heading NW.
  121. 150 ftSharp right onto Snake Milk, heading S.
  122. 400 ftSharp right onto West South Hill, heading W.
  123. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  124. 150 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading NW.
  125. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  126. 250 ftTurn right onto Swamp Thing, heading W.
  127. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sam-nyes-mountain-out-back-9-km-cd86

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F60°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Thu 83°69°
Fri 91°72°
Sat 88°68°
Sun 89°70°
Mon 87°71°
Tue 88°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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