Blue Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 53 min
Blue Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Chase Woodlands near Glenridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 53 min
Elevation 162–266 ft
Out & Back · Chase Woodlands
Trailhead: 42.24046, -71.32239
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 72°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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