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 Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 96% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 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

Rain showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip96%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 2.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 18% rain3 AM: 29% rain4 AM: 61% rain5 AM: 81% rain6 AM: 68% rain7 AM: 89% rain8 AM: 93% rain9 AM: 96% rain10 AM: 89% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 86% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 75% rain3 PM: 54% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 61% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 80°62°
Wed 80°63°
Thu 86°67° 48%
Fri 92°70° 35%
Sat 90°69° 42%
Sun 91°69° 15%

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