Bald Hill Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 48 min
Bald Hill Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Harold R. Rafton Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bald Hill Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 48 min
Elevation 148–229 ft
Out & Back · Harold R. Rafton Reservation
Trailhead: 42.66512, -71.21170
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 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 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 4 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Helen's Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Harold's Trail via Helen's Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 124 ft
- Helen's Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Helen's Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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