Bald Hill Trail & Helen's Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Bald Hill Trail & Helen's Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Harold R. Rafton Reservation near West Parish, MA. It climbs 253 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bald Hill Trail & Helen's Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 90–245 ft
Out & Back · Harold R. Rafton Reservation
Trailhead: 42.67836, -71.20219
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Old Wood Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Helen's Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn 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 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Helen's Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Old Wood Hill Road via Helen's Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Harold's Trail & Helen's Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail via Helen's Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Bald Hill Trail–Haggetts Trail, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 439 ft
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