Bates Lane Trail & Maxwell Trail
2 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 43 min
Bates Lane Trail & Maxwell Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Bates Lane Conservation Area near Beechwood, MA. It is mostly level, with 93 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bates Lane Trail & Maxwell Trail
2 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 43 min
Elevation 47–148 ft
Out & Back · Bates Lane Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.21002, -70.80870
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bates Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Maxwell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maxwell Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bates Lane Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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