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Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

BCT

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

BCT is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Rooty Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 131 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69447, -70.95908
Nearest town Rooty Plain, MA
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BCT

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 74–131 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: 42.69447, -70.95908

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto BCT, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Pingree Farm Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto BCT, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pingree Farm Road, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto BCT, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftArrive 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/bct-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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