Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Bolton, MA. It climbs 421 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 377–555 ft
Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Greeen Road Connector · 42.45297, -71.61918
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Greeen Road Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pond Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Under North Peak, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Under North Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pond Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greeen Road Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from Greeen Road Connector Trailhead
- Thurston's Beach–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 481 ft
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