Warwick State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,306 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Royalston Road 42.68666, -72.29989
Nearest town Mayo Corners, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Royalston Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Parker Road, heading N.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Toad Hollow Road, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Bowker Road, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miReach Royalston Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Toad Hollow Road, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right onto Parker Road, heading E.
  14. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 1.2 miTurn right onto Royalston Road, heading S.
  20. 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 surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 90°63° 56%
Fri 90°66° 34%
Sat 88°66° 37%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 89°66° 16%

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