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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

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