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Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area

Blood Donor / Night Owl–Fitzgerald's Follies, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Blood Donor / Night Owl–Fitzgerald's Follies, 6 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area near Cold Spring, MA. It climbs 657 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 669 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25731, -72.34119
Nearest town Cold Spring, MA
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Blood Donor / Night Owl–Fitzgerald's Follies, 6 sights

9 mi · ▲ 657 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 370–668 ft

Out & Back · Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.25731, -72.34119

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 2 miTurn right onto Crankie Caddie, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Out of Bounds, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 450 ftBear right onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sliced It, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto For the Animals, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miReach The Wedge/Ridge Line, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sliced It, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Fitzgerald's Follies, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Ghost Train, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 450 ftBear left onto Mulligan, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading W.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blood Donor / Night Owl, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Massachusetts Central Rail Trail, heading NE.
  28. 450 ftBear left onto The Wedge/Ridge Line, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right onto Crankie Caddie, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 2 miBear left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blood-donor-night-owl-fitzgeralds-follies-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 3.1″ yesterday (5.7″ 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°66° 50%
Fri 94°70° 39%
Sat 92°69° 41%
Sun 94°68° 15%
Mon 91°69° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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