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Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Ripleys Field Preserve–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 8 sights

11 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Ripleys Field Preserve–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 8 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest near North Tisbury, MA. The route reaches Ripleys Field Preserve at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 128 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road 2 41.40074, -70.66072
Nearest town North Tisbury, MA
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Ripleys Field Preserve–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 8 sights

11 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 33–128 ft

Out & Back · Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Trailhead: Fire Road 2 · 41.40074, -70.66072

Weather Aug 4: Light rain, high 77°F / low 72° · precip 62% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: West Tisbury Elementary School stop 187 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Fire Road 2, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Doctor Fisher Road, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  15. 350 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading NW.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  31. 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miBear right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NE.
  33. 350 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miReach Ripleys Field Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading NW.
  40. 300 ftBear left onto Woods Loop, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 450 ftSharp right onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading SE.
  48. 0.4 miTurn left onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading S.
  49. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, heading SW.
  50. 0.5 miTurn right onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading SE.
  53. 150 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading S.
  55. 250 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading S.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading S.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading S.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading S.
  59. 300 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading S.
  60. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  61. 50 ftTurn right onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading S.
  62. 0.1 miContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading S.
  63. 200 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading S.
  64. 0.3 miContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading W.
  65. 200 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading W.
  66. 100 ftContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading W.
  67. 150 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading W.
  68. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Forest Bike Path, heading W.
  69. 100 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road - Fire Road B, heading W.
  70. 50 ftContinue straight onto Doctor Fisher Road, heading W.
  71. 1.1 miTurn left onto State Forest Bike Path, heading W.
  72. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ben-luce-path-fire-road-7-doctor-fisher-road-fire-road-b-out-back-8-sights-18-km

Trail surface

31% sand22% dirt17% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 77°F72°
Precip62%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity89%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 19% rain3 AM: 29% rain4 AM: 37% rain5 AM: 23% rain6 AM: 18% rain7 AM: 20% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 19% rain10 AM: 22% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 38% rain2 PM: 36% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 84°64°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 89°71°
Sat 89°71°
Sun 90°70°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Tisbury Elementary School stop 187 m from the trailhead

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