Spectacle Pond–Sandwich Beach, 14 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Spectacle Pond–Sandwich Beach, 14 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Camp Burgess, MA. The route passes Sandwich Beach, Camp Burgess Waterfront, Triangle Beach and Spectacle Pond. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spectacle Pond–Sandwich Beach, 14 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 84–262 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.71963, -70.45770
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tiny Acorns, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Holy Rollers, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mighty Oaks, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Atkins Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pillage and Plunder, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Just Teasing, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Southwest Sauce, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sandwich Beach.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Southwest Sauce, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Excite Bike, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Weighted Line, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.2 miPass Camp Burgess Waterfront.
- 150 ftPass Triangle Beach.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spectacle, heading SE.
- 400 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
- 0.5 miReach Spectacle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Pinkham, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Camp Burgess, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bpoy Scout, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Camp Burgess, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Weighted Line, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hook, Line, and Sinker, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Excite Bike, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Popple Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Southwest Sauce, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Popple Bottom Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Southwest Sauce, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popple Bottom Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Powerlines, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Popple Bottom Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Just Teasing, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pillage and Plunder, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Atkins Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Mighty Oaks, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Holy Rollers, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mighty Oaks, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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