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
- Start on Lowland Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Telephone Line, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jeep Eater, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Spork, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Jeep Eater, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Lowland Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Spork, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jeep Eater, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Old Telephone Line, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Shipley Shortcut, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto The Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lowland Loop, heading SW.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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