Baker Road & Damon Camp Road
2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 48 min
Baker Road & Damon Camp Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 251 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Baker Road & Damon Camp Road
2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 48 min
Elevation 822–1,101 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road · 42.56501, -72.42594
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Damon Camp Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Baker Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Baker Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 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 0.8 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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