Margaret's Viewpoint & Ward Trail via Old Chestnut Street
1.9 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 43 min
Margaret's Viewpoint & Ward Trail via Old Chestnut Street is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ward Reservation near Marble Ridge Station, MA. The route reaches Margaret's Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Margaret's Viewpoint & Ward Trail via Old Chestnut Street
1.9 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 43 min
Elevation 219–373 ft
Out & Back · Ward Reservation
Trailhead: 42.64688, -71.09315
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Elephant Rock Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Old Chestnut Street, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ward Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Margaret's Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Margaret's Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ward Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Old Chestnut Street, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Elephant Rock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, 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.
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More from this trailhead
- Old Stiles Street via Vetter Trail 2 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Elephant Rock Viewpoint–Pine Hole Pond, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 333 ft
- Boston Hill–Elephant Rock, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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