Sherborn Town Forest

Brush Hill

3.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Brush Hill is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sherborn Town Forest near Whitneys, MA. The route reaches Brush Hill at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 394 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25013, -71.39612
Nearest town Whitneys, MA

Directions

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Brush Hill

3.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 211–393 ft

Out & Back · Sherborn Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.25013, -71.39612

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miReach Brush Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 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

13% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ 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°63°
Thu 85°69° 30%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 93°71° 35%
Sun 96°70° 15%
Mon 96°73° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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