Bearsden Road–Bemis Hill Trail, 4 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Bearsden Road–Bemis Hill Trail, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near South Royalston, MA. It climbs 1,063 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 32%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61697, -72.14780
Nearest town South Royalston, MA
Directions
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Bearsden Road–Bemis Hill Trail, 4 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 700–1,174 ft
Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.61697, -72.14780
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bearsden Road, heading S.
- 1 miReach Blue and Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (3.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
79°60°
Thu
86°67°
54%
Fri
91°68°
36%
Sat
89°68°
37%
Sun
91°65°
Mon
88°67°
17%
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