Summit Road via Flatrock Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Summit Road via Flatrock Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Bourne, MA. It climbs 263 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 197 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74516, -70.57577
Nearest town Bourne, MA

Directions

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Summit Road via Flatrock Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 60–197 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74516, -70.57577

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Summit Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miReach Summit Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Flatrock Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jefferson Road, heading W.
  19. 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.9″ 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 81°67°
Thu 85°73°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 86°72° 15%
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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