Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Telegraph Hill & Sasquatch via Sandwich Service Road Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Telegraph Hill & Sasquatch via Sandwich Service Road Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near Plowed Neck, MA. The route reaches Telegraph Hill at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 367 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 285 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sasquatch 41.72479, -70.43713
Nearest town Plowed Neck, MA

Directions

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Telegraph Hill & Sasquatch via Sandwich Service Road Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 84–286 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: Sasquatch · 41.72479, -70.43713

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sasquatch, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miReach Telegraph Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  38. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 250 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading E.
  46. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 200 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading E.
  48. 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 surface

42% dirt36% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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