Chapel Brook

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Two Bridges Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.2 miBear left onto Moose Run, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Long Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miPass Moore Hill.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Turkey Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Camp Howe Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miReach Moore Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Camp Howe Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Turkey Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Road, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto Moose Run, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miBear right onto Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, heading N.
  27. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Bridges Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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