Beard Trail & North Trail via Esker Trail
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Beard Trail & North Trail via Esker Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ridge Hill Reservation near Charles River Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beard Trail & North Trail via Esker Trail
2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min
Elevation 136–178 ft
Out & Back · Ridge Hill Reservation
Trailhead: 42.27335, -71.27695
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Esker Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Beard Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chestnut Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Swamp Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 15 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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