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SaveShawme Crowell is a 700 acre State Forest located in the town of Sandwich just over the Cape Cod Canal on the Cape. The park is best know for it's campground. There are almost 300 well maintained campsites. The Forest has about 5 miles of paved and dirt roads and about 10 miles of trails. The trails are very well maintained and trail markers abound. These trails are, as a rule, not very technical. There are a couple of steep climbs, but mostly the trails are rolling in nature, fast and a lot of fun to ride. Get a map at the Forest's Welcome Station and you won't get lost.
The best place to access the trails is at the back of the forest near the camper's dumping station. From there you will see one trail heading off into the woods, another right behind the utility shed and a third a short distance away across a clearing. I suggest starting with the one across the clearing. Expect to enjoy yourself here. A good rider could cover all of the Forest's trails in a couple of hours, but with one or two exceptions they are just as much fun in both directions.
There are a lot of deer in the forest, and the State has installed a tick killer / deer feed station, to limit them.
The best place to access the trails is at the back of the forest near the camper's dumping station. From there you will see one trail heading off into the woods, another right behind the utility shed and a third a short distance away across a clearing. I suggest starting with the one across the clearing. Expect to enjoy yourself here. A good rider could cover all of the Forest's trails in a couple of hours, but with one or two exceptions they are just as much fun in both directions.
There are a lot of deer in the forest, and the State has installed a tick killer / deer feed station, to limit them.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Access Info:
From the Cape Cod Canal Follow Rte. 6 over the Sagamore bridge to exit 2 and the intersection with Rte. 130 in Sandwich. Follow Rte. 130 into Sandwich and follow the State Forest signs 3 miles to the Forest entrance which will be on your left.
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- Mountain Bike
48 trails
- Hike
48 trails
- Trail Running
48 trails
Region Details
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- 19
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Region Status
Caution as of Dec 14, 2020Stats
- Trails (view details)
- 48
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 48
- Trails Hike
- 48
- Trails Trail Running
- 48
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 19
- Total Distance
- 12 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,156 ft
- Total Vertical
- 193 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 205 ft
- Reports
- 28
- Photos
- 26
- Ridden Counter
- 859
Popular Shawme-Crowell State Forest Trails
Photos of Shawme-Crowell State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Highway Bypass
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Jul 27, 2021 @ 6:48am
Jul 27, 2021Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Coyote Den Trail | Dec 24, 2021 @ 11:43am Dec 24, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Shawme Intro | Nov 7, 2021 @ 9:47am Nov 7, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Highway Bypass | Nov 7, 2021 @ 9:20am Nov 7, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Connector | Nov 7, 2021 @ 8:58am Nov 7, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Smokey | Nov 6, 2021 @ 7:50am Nov 6, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Deer Run Trail | Nov 6, 2021 @ 7:46am Nov 6, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Smokey Hill SIngletrack | Nov 4, 2021 @ 5:27am Nov 4, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Smokey's Passage | Nov 4, 2021 @ 5:19am Nov 4, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Rocky Way | Nov 4, 2021 @ 5:15am Nov 4, 2021 | Dry | spolay | ||
Robin's Nest Trail | Nov 4, 2021 @ 5:11am Nov 4, 2021 | Dry | spolay |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | NEMBAbill | update | trail | Skunk Hollow Trail and 1 more | Apr 11, 2022 @ 12:07pm Apr 11, 2022 |
![]() | spolay | add | report | Coyote Den Trail | Dec 24, 2021 @ 11:43am Dec 24, 2021 |
![]() | spolay | add | report | Connector and 2 more | Nov 7, 2021 @ 8:58am Nov 7, 2021 |
![]() | spolay | add | report | Shawme Intro and 5 more | Nov 6, 2021 @ 7:32am Nov 6, 2021 |
![]() | spolay | add | report | Tilly's Turkey and 7 more | Nov 4, 2021 @ 5:06am Nov 4, 2021 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | Just uphill from Skink Hollow | Dec 14, 2020 @ 5:01am Dec 14, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Be on the look out for the giant washout.... | May 9, 2020 @ 3:17pm May 9, 2020 | ||
![]() | report | Able to be ridden over if you feel you have... | May 9, 2020 @ 9:58am May 9, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | The Pine Cone Trail is a short alternative to... | Aug 21, 2019 @ 4:46pm Aug 21, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Green Briar / Pine Hill | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.6 km | |
Discovery Hill Conservation Land | 8 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 3.7 km |
Bourne Sisters | 10 | 6 | 4.1 km | ||
North of Route 25 | 15 | 4 | 4.2 km | ||
Fisk Forestdale WMA | 5 | 1 | 4.5 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 48 | 12 miles | 1,155 ft | 6 miles | 194 ft | #8,640 | #3,617 | 26 | 28 | 568 | ||
Hike | 48 | 12 miles | 1,155 ft | 6 miles | 194 ft | #7,664 | #3,467 | 28 | 11 | |||
Trail Running | 48 | 12 miles | 1,155 ft | 6 miles | 194 ft | #7,642 | #3,453 | 28 | 3 | |||
Horse | 2 | 1 mile | 190 ft | 2,772 ft | 138 ft | |||||||
Snowshoe | 19 | 5 miles | 538 ft | 3 miles | 177 ft | 6 |
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