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Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Barn Owl Trail–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 5 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Barn Owl Trail–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 5 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest near Oklahoma Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 148 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sailors Burying Ground Road 41.44400, -70.61251
Nearest town Oklahoma Heights, MA
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Barn Owl Trail–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 5 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 44–147 ft

Out & Back · Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Trailhead: Sailors Burying Ground Road · 41.44400, -70.61251

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Transit-accessible: Tisbury Park-and-Ride Lot stop 162 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sailors Burying Ground Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Road to Wapatequa, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road B, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Barn Owl Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miReach Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto Fire Road B, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Road to Wapatequa, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Sailors Burying Ground Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miArrive 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/barn-owl-trail-ben-luce-path-fire-road-7-out-back-7-sights-12-km-1ed9

Trail surface

28% dirt19% grass12% sand7% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 81°64° 15%
Thu 86°69°
Fri 89°71°
Sat 87°69°
Sun 91°68°
Mon 88°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tisbury Park-and-Ride Lot stop 162 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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