AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

BCT

3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 2 min

BCT is a 3-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Rooty Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 121 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

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

3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 74–121 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: 42.69447, -70.95908

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 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. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto BCT, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 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-3790

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 97°72° 32%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 17%
Mon 94°68°

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