Palmer Wildlife Management Area
Bacon Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Bacon Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Palmer Wildlife Management Area near Gibbs Crossing, MA. It climbs 367 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bacon Road
3.7 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 625–847 ft
Out & Back · Palmer Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.21003, -72.27718
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Saint John Street, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Bacon Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Bacon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Saint John Street, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 6 min before dark.
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