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C.L.A. Mile & Grass Rides Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms Grass Rides near Nancys Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 89 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Plains Loop 42.65304, -70.85915
Nearest town Nancys Corner, MA

Directions

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C.L.A. Mile & Grass Rides Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 29–90 ft

Out & Back · Appleton Farms Grass Rides

Trailhead: The Plains Loop · 42.65304, -70.85915

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 48% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on The Plains Loop, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto C.L.A. Mile, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto The Plains Loop, heading NE.
  15. 50 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

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F48°
Precip48%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 27% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 40% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 43% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 65°54° 66%
Tue 57°51°
Wed 59°52°
Thu 60°51° 20%
Fri 61°52° 42%
Sat 59°52° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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