Bear Hill

1.8 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 41 min

Bear Hill is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near East Groton, MA. The route reaches Bear Hill at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 387 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62297, -71.48908
Nearest town East Groton, MA

Directions

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Bear Hill

1.8 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 41 min

Elevation 238–386 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.62297, -71.48908

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miPass Bear Hill.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 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.

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 86°69° 30%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.

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