AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ballville Path & Oak Trail Circuit

2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min

Ballville Path & Oak Trail Circuit is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Seventh Day Adventist Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 505 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42893, -71.64464
Nearest town Seventh Day Adventist Village, MA
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Ballville Path & Oak Trail Circuit

2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min

Elevation 409–505 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.42893, -71.64464

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 500 ftTurn right onto Ballville Path, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ballville Uppper Path, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto Oak Trail Circuit, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miReach Ballville Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right onto Ballville Uppper Path, heading S.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ballville Path, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 300 ftArrive 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/ballville-path-oak-trail-circuit-out-back-4-km-8460

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Seventh Day Adventist Village, Massachusetts