Red Acre Woodlands

Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation–Light Blue, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation–Light Blue, 5 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Red Acre Woodlands near Stow, MA. The route reaches Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 295 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44628, -71.50154
Nearest town Stow, MA

Directions

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Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation–Light Blue, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 202–297 ft

Out & Back · Red Acre Woodlands

Trailhead: 42.44628, -71.50154

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto purple, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto light green, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto white, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Red, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto White, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Red, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Light Blue, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftPass Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dark Blue, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto White, heading S.
  16. 1 miReach Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Light Blue, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear right onto White, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Red, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto light green, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto purple, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 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

84% dirt3% boardwalk1% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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