Bates Cr
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Bates Cr is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near West Brewster, MA. The route reaches Bates Cr at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bates Cr
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Elevation 32–82 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73965, -70.10424
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Bates Cr, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 9 min before dark.
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