Bald Hill
8.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Bald Hill is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Benjamins Landing, MA. The route reaches Bald Hill at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 622 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bald Hill
8.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 3 hr 7 min
Elevation 232–442 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.07690, -71.41905
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach Bald Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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