Sandwich Service Road Trail

5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Sandwich Service Road Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 262 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72730, -70.48962
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Sandwich Service Road Trail

5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 179–261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72730, -70.48962

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 66% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

52% dirt2% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F50°
Precip66%Wind3 mphUV2Humidity91%
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°55°
Thu 63°57° 28%
Fri 61°55° 50%
Sat 59°55° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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