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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Buell Trail–Tumbledown South, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Buell Trail–Tumbledown South, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Bassets Corner, MA. It climbs 729 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quaker Drive 42.47813, -72.15475
Nearest town Bassets Corner, MA
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Buell Trail–Tumbledown South, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 764–1,024 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Quaker Drive · 42.47813, -72.15475

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Quaker Drive, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Buell Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miReach Tumbledown South, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Jerry's Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tumbledown West, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right onto Tumbledown South, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Quaker Drive, heading SE.
  29. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buell-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
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 78°62°
Thu 87°67° 51%
Fri 91°69° 38%
Sat 89°68° 39%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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