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Branch street woods–Johnson Acres, 4 groves is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Cranes Station, MA. The route passes Johnson Acres, Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve and Branch street woods. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 151 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: World War II Veterans Memorial Trail 41.96264, -71.15676
Nearest town Cranes Station, MA

Directions

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Branch street woods–Johnson Acres, 4 groves

10.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 79–150 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: World War II Veterans Memorial Trail · 41.96264, -71.15676

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on World War II Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.7 miPass Johnson Acres.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miPass Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve.
  5. 0.9 miPass Branch street woods.
  6. 1.6 miReach Branch street woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1.8 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

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:01 PM
Wed 82°61°
Thu 92°69° 22%
Fri 96°71° 23%
Sat 93°69° 33%
Sun 96°68° 22%
Mon 96°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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