Avery Hill via Jefferson Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Avery Hill via Jefferson Road is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Avery Hill at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Avery Hill via Jefferson Road
8.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 111–249 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Avery Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Avery Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive 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 3.7 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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