Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
BCT
3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 11 min
BCT is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near Kings Forest, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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BCT
3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 71–127 ft
Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Trailhead: 42.68203, -70.97091
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Beaver Stalagmites, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto BCT, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Beaver Stalagmites 2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- BCT 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- BCT 3.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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