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.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 846 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21003, -72.27718
Nearest town Gibbs Crossing, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saint John Street, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miSharp left onto Bacon Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miReach Bacon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Saint John Street, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 1″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 87°67° 49%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 90°68° 42%
Sun 93°65° 15%
Mon 92°69° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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