Minot Forest

Brandy Hill via Old Minot Avenue

2.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 53 min

Brandy Hill via Old Minot Avenue is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Minot Forest near Oakdale, MA. The route reaches Brandy Hill. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 95 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76181, -70.69256
Nearest town Oakdale, MA

Directions

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Brandy Hill via Old Minot Avenue

2.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 53 min

Elevation 4–97 ft

Out & Back · Minot Forest

Trailhead: 41.76181, -70.69256

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miPass Brandy Hill.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Minot Avenue, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 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

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°73°
Sat 87°72° 19%
Sun 93°69°
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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