AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Morse Memorial Forest

Blue dot

8.4 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Blue dot is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Morse Memorial Forest near Warwick, MA. It climbs 720 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 1,007 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69433, -72.37017
Nearest town Warwick, MA
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Blue dot

8.4 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 526–1,007 ft

Out & Back · Morse Memorial Forest

Trailhead: 42.69433, -72.37017

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue dot, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Blue dot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miArrive 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/blue-dot-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

25% gravel75% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 86°64° 57%
Fri 90°67° 35%
Sat 87°67° 37%
Sun 91°63°
Mon 88°64° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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