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Lancaster Town Forest

Ballard Hill

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Ballard Hill is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lancaster Town Forest near Ponakin Mill, MA. The route reaches Ballard Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 436 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47244, -71.71100
Nearest town Ponakin Mill, MA
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Ballard Hill

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 362–435 ft

Out & Back · Lancaster Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.47244, -71.71100

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miReach Ballard Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ballard-hill-out-back-3-km-7d4f

Trail surface

84% dirt15% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 82°61°
Thu 88°69° 34%
Fri 94°71° 34%
Sat 93°69° 31%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 91°73° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ponakin Mill, Massachusetts