Austin's Folley Viewpoint–Knee Jerk Loop, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 55 min
Austin's Folley Viewpoint–Knee Jerk Loop, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile loop in Fairbanks Land near Rocky Hill, MA. The route reaches Austin's Folley Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Austin's Folley Viewpoint–Knee Jerk Loop, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 55 min
Elevation 297–474 ft
Loop · Fairbanks Land
Trailhead: Dirty Little Secret · 42.16844, -71.50562
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 80% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Dirty Little Secret, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Main Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Middle Sister, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Three Sisters, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sister #3, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Middle Sister, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cross Cut, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Town Forest Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Holliston Highway, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Deer Way, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Town Forest Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tonto, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Oit Stop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tonto, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left onto The Main Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Toe Jam, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Austin's Folley, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Austin's Folley Viewpoint.
- 100 ftBear left onto Cliff Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Number 8, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Knee Jerk, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mind The Gap, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Linkin' Logs, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Down and Up, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rib Shaker, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rib Breaker, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto C4, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dirty Little Secret, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 8 min before dark.
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