AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sherborn Town Forest

Brush Hill

2 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 47 min

Brush Hill is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sherborn Town Forest near West Natick, MA. The route reaches Brush Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 394 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26145, -71.39154
Nearest town West Natick, MA
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Brush Hill

2 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 47 min

Elevation 216–393 ft

Out & Back · Sherborn Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.26145, -71.39154

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miReach Brush Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brush-hill-out-back-3-km-40c9

Trail surface

20% gravel80% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°70° 29%
Fri 96°71° 30%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 94°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 12 min before dark.

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