Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area

Bare Hill

5.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Bare Hill is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area near Lakeview Heights, MA. The route reaches Bare Hill at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 856 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.05964, -71.81661
Nearest town Lakeview Heights, MA

Directions

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Bare Hill

5.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 783–858 ft

Out & Back · Mine Brook Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.05964, -71.81661

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Bare Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 86°67° 46%
Fri 92°70° 30%
Sat 90°69° 40%
Sun 92°70°
Mon 92°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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