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Mazurenko Farm Conservation Area

Carter Hill & Highland Trail

1 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 25 min

Carter Hill & Highland Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Mazurenko Farm Conservation Area near Ward Hill, MA. The route reaches Carter Hill. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 272 ft · steepest grade: 20%1.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highland Trail 42.72383, -71.09749
Nearest town Ward Hill, MA
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Carter Hill & Highland Trail

1 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 25 min

Elevation 162–273 ft

Out & Back · Mazurenko Farm Conservation Area

Trailhead: Highland Trail · 42.72383, -71.09749

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highland Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Carter Hill.
  3. 0.5 miReach Carter Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miArrive 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/carter-hill-out-back-0d7e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°71° 29%
Fri 97°73° 31%
Sat 95°69° 47%
Sun 96°68° 18%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ward Hill, Massachusetts