Farmyard Trail & Two Rod Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Farmyard Trail & Two Rod Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Farmyard Trail & Two Rod Road
5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 175–280 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.49869, -71.36249
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Farmyard Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Highwater Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Farmyard Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Highwater Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Farmyard Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mink Pond–Esker Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Bateman's Pond & Angier's Pond via Tobin's Path (North) 3.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Farmyard Trail & Rockstrom Trail via Estabrook Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Thoreau Pond–Farmyard Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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