Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Brook Trail–Jeep Eater, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Brook Trail–Jeep Eater, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near Florence, MA. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lowland Loop 42.32704, -72.68595
Nearest town Florence, MA

Directions

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Brook Trail–Jeep Eater, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 266–686 ft

Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: Lowland Loop · 42.32704, -72.68595

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 678 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lowland Loop, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Telephone Line, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jeep Eater, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Spork, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right onto Jeep Eater, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miReach Lowland Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Spork, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Jeep Eater, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brook Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Telephone Line, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading SW.
  30. 200 ftTurn right onto Lowland Loop, heading SW.
  31. 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

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Florence / Ryan stop 678 m from the trailhead

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