AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lone Tree Conservation Area

Carriage Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Carriage Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lone Tree Conservation Area near Waverley, MA. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 276 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coal Road 42.39121, -71.18688
Nearest town Waverley, MA
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Carriage Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 146–275 ft

Out & Back · Lone Tree Conservation Area

Trailhead: Coal Road · 42.39121, -71.18688

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Trapelo Rd @ Waverley St stop 470 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Coal Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Eastern Woods Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Coal Road, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Maple Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edge Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto North Cottage Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western Greenway, heading W.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miReach Carriage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Western Greenway, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Meadow Edge Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Road, heading E.
  35. 350 ftBear right onto Eastern Woods Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear right onto Coal Road, heading SE.
  37. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/carriage-road-out-back-6-km-9da7

Trail surface

66% dirt26% gravel6% grass1% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Trapelo Rd @ Waverley St stop 470 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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