Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze) via Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

1.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 45 min

Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze) via Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Camp Green Eyrie, MA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 554 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47259, -71.60109
Nearest town Camp Green Eyrie, MA

Directions

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Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze) via Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

1.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 45 min

Elevation 404–555 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.47259, -71.60109

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  7. 300 ftReach Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 86°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 11 min before dark.

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