Sandwich Service Road Trail

5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Sandwich Service Road Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 262 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72730, -70.48962
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Sandwich Service Road Trail

5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 179–261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72730, -70.48962

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Sandwich Service Road Trail, heading E.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kettle Hole, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt2% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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