Spectacle Pond–Sandwich Beach, 10 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Spectacle Pond–Sandwich Beach, 10 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Old Quaker Meetinghouse, MA. The route passes Sandwich Beach, Camp Burgess Waterfront and Triangle Beach before reaching Spectacle Pond at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond–Sandwich Beach, 10 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 100–258 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 41.73256, -70.46706
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto For Whom the Bell Tolls, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tiny Acorns, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Powerlines, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Sandwich Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Southwest Sauce, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Powerlines, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Excite Bike, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Weighted Line, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Camp Burgess, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bpoy Scout, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Camp Burgess, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pinkham, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Camp Burgess Waterfront.
- 200 ftPass Triangle Beach.
- 0.1 miPass Spectacle Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spectacle, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pinkham, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Camp Burgess, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bpoy Scout, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Camp Burgess, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Weighted Line, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Excite Bike, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Popple Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Southwest Sauce, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerlines, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tiny Acorns, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto For Whom the Bell Tolls, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 2.4 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Telegraph Hill Loop via Sandwich Service Road Trail 4 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Sam Nye's Mountain–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 9 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Sandwich Beach–For Whom the Bell Tolls, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- For Whom the Bell Tolls–Holy Rollers, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Sandwich Service Road Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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