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Ridge Hill Reservation

Beard Trail & North Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Beard Trail & North Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ridge Hill Reservation near Wellesley, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 190 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beard Trail 42.28371, -71.27977
Nearest town Wellesley, MA
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Beard Trail & North Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 136–192 ft

Out & Back · Ridge Hill Reservation

Trailhead: Beard Trail · 42.28371, -71.27977

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Beard Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Field View Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miReach Beard Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beard Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miArrive 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/beard-trail-muir-path-trail-out-back-3-sights-64bf

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 2 min before dark.

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