Sylvys Brook & The Genglenator
3.3 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Sylvys Brook & The Genglenator is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Diamond Hill Reservation near Rakeville, MA. The route reaches Sylvys Brook at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 373 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 486 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00305, -71.45448
Nearest town Rakeville, MA
Directions
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Sylvys Brook & The Genglenator
3.3 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 215–487 ft
Out & Back · Diamond Hill Reservation
Trailhead: 42.00305, -71.45448
Weather Aug 4: Light rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 91% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Head Cheese, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto The Genglenator, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Micro-Steez Climb, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Final Flow, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Double Track Climb, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Final Flow, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Sylvys Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Double Track Climb, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Final Flow, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto The Genglenator, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Head Cheese, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 76°F69°
Precip91%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Tue
83°62°
Wed
82°62°
Thu
86°69°
36%
Fri
94°71°
26%
Sat
93°70°
36%
Sun
94°71°
17%
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