Blue Trail & Red Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Blue Trail & Red Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Frank Knowles Reserve near Cranberry Bog Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Trail & Red Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 7–64 ft
Out & Back · Frank Knowles Reserve
Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.55232, -70.98557
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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