Blue Loop
2 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 45 min
Blue Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back in Chase Woodlands near Glenridge, MA. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Loop
2 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 45 min
Elevation 118–246 ft
Out & Back · Chase Woodlands
Trailhead: Dead end · 42.23341, -71.32718
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Dead end, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Loop, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dead end, heading N.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- No dogs on part of this route
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