Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Dexter Cart Path–Jacob's Schooner, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Dexter Cart Path–Jacob's Schooner, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Old Quaker Meetinghouse, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 223 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Dexter Cart Path–Jacob's Schooner, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 82–223 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.73333, -70.46743

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:41 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. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Nye Cart Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto The Sandwich Side North, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading S.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Tupper Cart Path, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftSharp right onto Ridgeway Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Craddock Trail, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftTurn right onto Freeman Cart Path, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Dexter Cart Path, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dexter Cart Path, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Craddock Trail, heading E.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Dexter Cart Path, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Wing Cart Path, heading E.
  26. 350 ftReach Sasquatch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 350 ftBear right onto Dexter Cart Path, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miBear right onto Craddock Trail, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear left onto Dexter Cart Path, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dexter Cart Path, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miBear left onto Freeman Cart Path, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Craddock Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Ridgeway Trail, heading NW.
  36. 500 ftSharp left onto Tupper Cart Path, heading SW.
  37. 300 ftTurn right onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jacob's Schooner, heading W.
  39. 100 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left onto The Sandwich Side North, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
  42. 250 ftBear right onto Jacob's Schooner, heading W.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nye Cart Path, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder Spur, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left onto Nye Cart Path, heading N.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sasquatch, heading N.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  49. 150 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NE.
  50. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  53. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% paved11% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 6:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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