Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 554 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Greeen Road Connector 42.45297, -71.61918
Nearest town Bolton, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Greeen Road Connector, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pond Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Under North Peak, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  11. 300 ftReach Under North Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading W.
  17. 1 miTurn left onto Under North Peak, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pond Loop, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greeen Road Connector, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2″ 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 82°63°
Thu 89°69° 29%
Fri 94°71° 33%
Sat 93°68° 30%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 91°72°

Sunset

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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