High Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Beech Hill–Chapel Street, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Beech Hill–Chapel Street, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in High Ridge Wildlife Management Area near South Ashburnham, MA. It climbs 894 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi860 – 1,148 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60121, -71.92162
Nearest town South Ashburnham, MA
Directions
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Beech Hill–Chapel Street, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 860–1,147 ft
Out & Back · High Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.60121, -71.92162
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 56°F / low 47° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Gardner Road, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Chapel Street, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Beech Hill, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Overlook Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Chapel Street, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Overlook Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Gardner Road, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
27% paved9% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 56°F47°
Precip62%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
63°50°
35%
Tue
57°43°
Wed
60°41°
Thu
62°40°
Fri
61°46°
33%
Sat
59°48°
36%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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