Sandwich Beach–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Sandwich Beach–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Old Quaker Meetinghouse, MA. The route reaches Sandwich Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 259 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Sandwich Beach–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 132–258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73333, -70.46743

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 66% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 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. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto For Whom the Bell Tolls, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tiny Acorns, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left onto Powerlines, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Sandwich Beach.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Southwest Sauce, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Powerlines, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading E.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading E.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miReach Sandwich Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading S.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading S.
  26. 250 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Southwest Sauce, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left onto Powerlines, heading NE.
  30. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tiny Acorns, heading W.
  32. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miBear left onto For Whom the Bell Tolls, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt20% paved53% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F50°
Precip66%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 3.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 15% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 36% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 66% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 17% rain11 PM: 28% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 62°57° 60%
Tue 59°55° 16%
Wed 62°56°
Thu 62°57° 28%
Fri 61°55° 50%
Sat 59°56° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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