AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shawme Highway Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 47 min

Shawme Highway Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Sandwich, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 167 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shawme Highway Access Road 41.74791, -70.51030
Nearest town Sandwich, MA
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Shawme Highway Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 47 min

Elevation 84–166 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Shawme Highway Access Road · 41.74791, -70.51030

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shawme Highway Access Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear left onto Road A, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Road A, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Access Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shawme-highway-trail-out-back-3-km-563b

Trail surface

91% dirt9% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72°
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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