AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
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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 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. 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.

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/sandwich-beach-for-whom-the-bell-tolls-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

27% dirt20% paved53% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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