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Ware River Watershed

Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 9 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 9 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. The route passes Long Pond, Sampson's Pebble, Browning Pond and 3 more. It climbs 1,223 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 1,063 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.36732, -72.00188
Nearest town White Hall, MA
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Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 9 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 746–1,062 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miPass Long Pond.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftPass Sampson's Pebble.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miPass Browning Pond.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miPass Buck Hill Conservation Area.
  16. 0.6 miPass Spencer State Forest.
  17. 50 ftPass Buckhill Pond.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miReach Buck Hill Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 500 ftTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading NW.
  24. 2 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading N.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  30. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 200 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading NW.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  33. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buck-hill-conservation-area-sampsons-pebble-out-back-10-sights-21-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 87°67° 47%
Fri 92°69° 36%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°70° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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