Bald Hill Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min
Bald Hill Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Harold R. Rafton Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bald Hill Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 52 min
Elevation 148–225 ft
Out & Back · Harold R. Rafton Reservation
Trailhead: 42.66592, -71.21447
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 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 3.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Haggetts Trail & Wood Hill Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Helen's Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Bald Hill Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Wedgewood Trail & Wood Hill Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Helen's Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 91 ft
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