Brooks Woodland Preserve

Buell Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Buell Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 553 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47396, -72.15918
Nearest town Petersham, MA

Directions

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Buell Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 553 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 764–1,015 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: 42.47396, -72.15918

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Buell Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach Buell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 87°65° 51%
Fri 92°69° 38%
Sat 88°69° 39%
Sun 93°68°
Mon 90°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 2 min before dark.

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