Moore Hill–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Moore Hill–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Chapel Brook near South Ashfield, MA. The route reaches Moore Hill. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,132 – 1,700 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48197, -72.76046
Nearest town South Ashfield, MA
Directions
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Moore Hill–Black Bear Trail, 7 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,134–1,699 ft
Out & Back · Chapel Brook
Trailhead: 42.48197, -72.76046
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Two Bridges Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Moose Run, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Long Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Moore Hill.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Camp Howe Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Moore Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Camp Howe Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Turkey Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Moose Run, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Bridges Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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
19% dirt2% gravel79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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