AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Yale-Myers Forest

Axe Factory Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Axe Factory Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Westford, CT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 620 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92292, -72.14244
Nearest town Westford, CT
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Axe Factory Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 568–621 ft

Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest

Trailhead: 41.92292, -72.14244

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Axe Factory Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Axe Factory Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/axe-factory-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Hikes near Westford, Connecticut