Higgins-MacAllister Preserve

Carl Pipes Trail & Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min

Carl Pipes Trail & Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Higgins-MacAllister Preserve near Clapps Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 128 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Carl Pipes Trail 42.20488, -70.80071
Nearest town Clapps Corner, MA

Directions

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Carl Pipes Trail & Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min

Elevation 57–129 ft

Out & Back · Higgins-MacAllister Preserve

Trailhead: Carl Pipes Trail · 42.20488, -70.80071

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start on Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miReach Carl Pipes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 4 min before dark.

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