Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Sasquatch via Sandwich Service Road Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Sasquatch via Sandwich Service Road Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Maple Swamp Conservation Area near The Springs, MA. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 253 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73482, -70.48269
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Sasquatch via Sandwich Service Road Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 84–251 ft

Out & Back · Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.73482, -70.48269

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 200 ftBear left onto Sasquatch, heading E.
  22. 100 ftReach Sasquatch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 200 ftTurn left onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading E.
  25. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 450 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

43% dirt38% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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