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Bearsden Conservation Area

Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near Athol, MA. It climbs 1,261 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 1,175 ft · steepest grade: 33%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60077, -72.20090
Nearest town Athol, MA
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Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 700–1,174 ft

Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.60077, -72.20090

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bearsden Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading N.
  7. 1.6 miSharp left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.5 miReach Bemis Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.5 miSharp right onto Thousand Acre Brook Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading S.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bearsden Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fire Road, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bemis-hill-trail-blue-and-yellow-trail-out-back-3-sights-17-km

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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