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Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods

Bruce Clements Trail & Chestnut Hill Loop Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Bruce Clements Trail & Chestnut Hill Loop Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods near Groton, MA. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 492 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62346, -71.54459
Nearest town Groton, MA
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Bruce Clements Trail & Chestnut Hill Loop Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 311–492 ft

Out & Back · Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods

Trailhead: 42.62346, -71.54459

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Bruce Clements Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Priest Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Chestnut Hill Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bruce-clements-trail-chestnut-hill-loop-trail-out-back-6-km-15c3

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 4 min before dark.

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