Wildcat Conservation Area

BLP Trail & Long Marsh Trail via Wolf Pit Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min

BLP Trail & Long Marsh Trail via Wolf Pit Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Conservation Area near East Parish, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 190 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alpers' Woods (Four-Mile Pond) Trail Head 42.68944, -71.01644
Nearest town East Parish, MA

Directions

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BLP Trail & Long Marsh Trail via Wolf Pit Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min

Elevation 124–191 ft

Out & Back · Wildcat Conservation Area

Trailhead: Alpers' Woods (Four-Mile Pond) Trail Head · 42.68944, -71.01644

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Witch Hollow Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Long Marsh Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach BLP Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wolf Pit Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Witch Hollow Trail, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto BLP Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wildcat Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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