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Destruction Brook Woods

Blue Trail–Red Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Blue Trail–Red Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Destruction Brook Woods near Russells Mills, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 95 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.57090, -71.01711
Nearest town Russells Mills, MA
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Blue Trail–Red Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 46–96 ft

Out & Back · Destruction Brook Woods

Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.57090, -71.01711

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Red/Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Unnamed Trail 2, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red/Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 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-trail-red-trail-out-back-3-sights-3-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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