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Ryder Conservation Area

Listed & VerifiedVerified Jun 19, 2026

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What is Ryder Conservation Area like?

243 acres purchased in 1974 with frontage on Wakeby Lake, featuring abandoned cranberry bogs and walking trails through century-old native holly, beech, and pine groves.

Plan your walk

Ryder Conservation Area

Directions to the trailhead

Cotuit Road, Sandwich, MA 02563

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Town of Sandwich (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

Best time to go

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What’s the trail like?

Length: Not noted
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Natural trail
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Kids: Not noted
Accessible: Not noted
Views: Water
Good for: Hiking, Walking, Birding

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Trailhead parking off Cotuit Road

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Town of Sandwich Conservation

What you'll see

Forest, Pond, Water views, Dog-friendly

Where is the trailhead?

Cotuit Road, Sandwich, MA 02563.

Get directions

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Where else can you walk in Sandwich?

Easy · 17 mi
Shawme-Crowell State Forest Trails
Natural trail · Massachusetts DCR
Over 17 miles of unpaved forest roads and footpaths through Shawme-Crowell State Forest, one of the largest pine-oak forests on Upper Cape Cod. The trail network connects to the Sandwich campground and numerous kettle ponds. Easy terrain makes it appropriate for all abilities; popular with mountain bikers and equestrians.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25
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Easy · 0.25 mi
Sandwich Boardwalk
Boardwalk · Town of Sandwich
Historic ~1,350-foot wooden boardwalk first built in 1875, crossing Mill Creek and the marsh to Town Neck Beach on Cape Cod Bay; planks bear engraved memorial messages from its 1991 post-Hurricane Bob rebuild.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19
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Moderate · 5.6 mi
Maple Swamp Conservation Area
Natural trail · Town of Sandwich Conservation
Roughly 500 acres of hilly upland with about 18 miles of trails (a popular 5.6-mile loop); elevations to 250 feet offer views toward Cape Cod Bay, with designated mountain-bike trails.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19
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Easy
Talbot's Point Salt Marsh Reservation
Natural trail · Town of Sandwich Conservation
112 acres of interior upland along the Scorton marsh system, donated in 1964 by Dr. Fritz Talbot; sandy and dirt trails wind through pine and oak groves to expansive views of marsh grasses and tidal flats.
CCC Visited · Verified 2026-06-21
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Easy · 2.2 mi
Old Briar Patch Conservation Area
Natural trail · Town of Sandwich Conservation
Wooded-and-wetland conservation area behind the Green Briar Nature Center, the boyhood haunt of author Thornton W. Burgess and the setting for his Smiling Pool and Old Briar Patch stories; loop trails total about 2.2 miles.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19
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Moderate · 15 mi
Shawme-Crowell State Forest
Natural trail · Massachusetts DCR
700-acre DCR pitch-pine and scrub-oak forest with over 15 miles of roads and trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing, plus 285+ wooded campsites.
Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19
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Ryder Conservation Area

Listed & VerifiedVerified Jun 19, 2026

Saved places stay in your account, on any device.

What is Ryder Conservation Area like?

243 acres purchased in 1974 with frontage on Wakeby Lake, featuring abandoned cranberry bogs and walking trails through century-old native holly, beech, and pine groves.

Plan your walk

Ryder Conservation Area

Directions to the trailhead

Cotuit Road, Sandwich, MA 02563

Check conditions before you go. Trail details from Town of Sandwich (opens in a new tab)

When should you go?

Best time to go

Checking today’s weather and sun times…

Now56°FClear

Wind12 mphFrom the W

Weather and sun times from Open-Meteo for the nearest part of the Cape.

What’s the trail like?

Length: Not noted
Difficulty: Easy
Surface: Natural trail
Dogs: Allowed (leashed)
Kids: Not noted
Accessible: Not noted
Views: Water
Good for: Hiking, Walking, Birding

What should you know before you go?

Parking

Trailhead parking off Cotuit Road

Dogs

Allowed (leashed)

Managed by

Town of Sandwich Conservation

What you'll see

Forest, Pond, Water views, Dog-friendly

Where is the trailhead?

Cotuit Road, Sandwich, MA 02563.

Get directions

Get directions Open in Google Maps

Where else can you walk in Sandwich?

Easy · 17 mi

Shawme-Crowell State Forest Trails

Natural trail · Massachusetts DCR

Over 17 miles of unpaved forest roads and footpaths through Shawme-Crowell State Forest, one of the largest pine-oak forests on Upper Cape Cod. The trail network connects to the Sandwich campground and numerous kettle ponds. Easy terrain makes it appropriate for all abilities; popular with mountain bikers and equestrians.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-25

See details

Easy · 0.25 mi

Sandwich Boardwalk

Boardwalk · Town of Sandwich

Historic ~1,350-foot wooden boardwalk first built in 1875, crossing Mill Creek and the marsh to Town Neck Beach on Cape Cod Bay; planks bear engraved memorial messages from its 1991 post-Hurricane Bob rebuild.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

See details

Moderate · 5.6 mi

Maple Swamp Conservation Area

Natural trail · Town of Sandwich Conservation

Roughly 500 acres of hilly upland with about 18 miles of trails (a popular 5.6-mile loop); elevations to 250 feet offer views toward Cape Cod Bay, with designated mountain-bike trails.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

See details

Easy

Talbot's Point Salt Marsh Reservation

Natural trail · Town of Sandwich Conservation

112 acres of interior upland along the Scorton marsh system, donated in 1964 by Dr. Fritz Talbot; sandy and dirt trails wind through pine and oak groves to expansive views of marsh grasses and tidal flats.

CCC Visited · Verified 2026-06-21

See details

Easy · 2.2 mi

Old Briar Patch Conservation Area

Natural trail · Town of Sandwich Conservation

Wooded-and-wetland conservation area behind the Green Briar Nature Center, the boyhood haunt of author Thornton W. Burgess and the setting for his Smiling Pool and Old Briar Patch stories; loop trails total about 2.2 miles.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

See details

Moderate · 15 mi

Shawme-Crowell State Forest

Natural trail · Massachusetts DCR

700-acre DCR pitch-pine and scrub-oak forest with over 15 miles of roads and trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing, plus 285+ wooded campsites.

Listed & Verified · Verified 2026-06-19

See details