Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Bearsden Conservation Area near South Royalston, MA. It climbs 1,114 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi699 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61697, -72.14780
Nearest town South Royalston, MA
Directions
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Bemis Hill Trail–Blue and Yellow Trail, 4 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 700–1,276 ft
Out & Back · Bearsden Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.61697, -72.14780
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 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.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Round Top Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Blue and Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Bemis Hill Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Deep Cut Bypass Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Stage Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Blue and Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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