Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
Ripleys Field Preserve–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 8 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Ripleys Field Preserve–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 8 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest near Jerneganville, MA. The route reaches Ripleys Field Preserve at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ripleys Field Preserve–Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, 8 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 15–128 ft
Out & Back · Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
Trailhead: David H Smith Preserve · 41.38721, -70.58757
Weather Aug 4: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 60% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South MFC Fire Road 5, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto South MFC Fire Road 4, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto State Forest Bike Path, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Fire Road 12, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Dr. Fisher Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Fire Road 9, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access Road Connector, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Pond Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fire Road B, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Woods Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Ripleys Field Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tisbury Meadow, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Woods Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenlands to Wapatequa Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Greenlands Inner Loop, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ben Luce Path - Fire Road 7, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road B, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Little Pond Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Access Road Connector, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road 9, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dr. Fisher Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Fire Road 12, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto State Forest Bike Path, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto South MFC Fire Road 4, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto South MFC Fire Road 5, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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