Bowker Road–Royalston Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Bowker Road–Royalston Road, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Warwick State Forest near Mayo Corners, MA. It climbs 1,760 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bowker Road–Royalston Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 1,760 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 734–1,306 ft
Out & Back · Warwick State Forest
Trailhead: Royalston Road · 42.68666, -72.29989
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Royalston Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Parker Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Toad Hollow Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Bowker Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Royalston Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Toad Hollow Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Parker Road, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Royalston Road, heading S.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Royalston Road & Toad Hollow Road 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,212 ft
- Old M & M Trail & Royalston Road 7.8 mi · ▲ 969 ft
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