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Shawme 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
google parking directions 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
33 trails
- Hike
33 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 23
- 5
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Dec 14, 2020
Stats
- Trails (view details)
- 33
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 33
- Trails Hike
- 33
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent
- 916 ft
- Total Vertical
- 200 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 212 ft
- Reports
- 8
- Photos
- 2
- Ridden Counter
- 556
Popular Shawme-Crowell State Forest Trails
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Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
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- 0 rides
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Yesterday
- 0 rides
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Past Week
- 1 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Photos of Shawme-Crowell State Forest Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Run Trail | Dec 14, 2020 @ 5:00am Dec 14, 2020 | Variable | spolay | ||
| Highway Trail | May 16, 2020 @ 8:25am May 16, 2020 | Dry | spolay | ||
| Highway Bypass | May 16, 2020 @ 8:24am May 16, 2020 | Dry | spolay | ||
| Smokey's Passage | Apr 16, 2020 @ 9:51am Apr 16, 2020 | Ideal | spolay | ||
| Heritage Plantation Trail | Apr 16, 2020 @ 9:50am Apr 16, 2020 | Ideal | spolay | ||
| Mayflower Trail | Apr 16, 2020 @ 9:48am Apr 16, 2020 | Ideal | spolay | ||
| Shawme Intro | Apr 16, 2020 @ 9:41am Apr 16, 2020 | Variable | spolay |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | spolay | comment | report | Deer Run Trail | Dec 14, 2020 @ 5:01am Dec 14, 2020 |
| spolay | add | report | Deer Run Trail | Dec 14, 2020 @ 5:00am Dec 14, 2020 |
 | akissell | ridden | trail | Rocky Way and 3 more | Sep 20, 2020 @ 4:02pm Sep 20, 2020 |
| akissell | ridden | trail | Tilly's Turkey and 9 more | Sep 12, 2020 @ 4:52pm Sep 12, 2020 |
| akissell | ridden | trail | Interpretive Trail and 4 more | Sep 12, 2020 @ 9:29am Sep 12, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Ponds Conservation Area | 4 | 6 | 5.2 km | ||
| Maple Swamp Conservation Area | 3 | 9 | 5.8 km | ||
| Lowell-Holly / Ryder Conservation Area | 11 | 2 | 7 km | ||
| Cataumet Greenway | 1 | 3 | 7.7 km | ||
| Minot Forest & Great Neck Conservation Area | 2 | 9 | 8.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 33 | 8 miles | 915 ft | 4 miles | 200 ft | #6,372 | #2,936 | 2 | 8 | 402 | ||
| Hike | 33 | 8 miles | 915 ft | 4 miles | 200 ft | #5,778 | #2,832 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Trail Running | 33 | 8 miles | 915 ft | 4 miles | 200 ft | #5,775 | #2,825 | 8 | ||||
| Horse | 1 | 1,818 ft | 59 ft | 1,660 ft | 59 ft |
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