Charles River Loop & Glacial Hill Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary near Morseville, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 187 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Glacial Hill Trail 42.25483, -71.33036
Nearest town Morseville, MA
Directions
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Charles River Loop & Glacial Hill Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 115–187 ft
Out & Back · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
Trailhead: Glacial Hill Trail · 42.25483, -71.33036
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Glacial Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Glacial Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt5% gravel28% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
84°63°
Thu
85°69°
28%
Fri
96°71°
29%
Sat
93°71°
35%
Sun
96°70°
Mon
96°74°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Glacial Hill Trail Trailhead
- All Persons Viewpoint–Glacial Hill Trail, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Glacial Hill Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- All Persons Viewpoint–Charles River Loop, 3 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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