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Blood Donor / Night Owl–Bunker Hill, 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Blood Donor / Night Owl–Bunker Hill, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Belchertown, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 430 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25336, -72.38912
Nearest town Belchertown, MA
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Blood Donor / Night Owl–Bunker Hill, 4 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 384–431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.25336, -72.38912

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Ghost Train, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Bunker Hill, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftReach Ghost Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading NE.
  29. 450 ftBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NE.
  32. 250 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  38. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blood-donor-night-owl-bunker-hill-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 2.5″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°67° 51%
Fri 93°70° 39%
Sat 91°69° 39%
Sun 93°65° 15%
Mon 93°69° 19%

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