Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area
Charles Jack Path–Phoebe Rock Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Charles Jack Path–Phoebe Rock Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area near Varnumtown, MA. It climbs 330 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Charles Jack Path–Phoebe Rock Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 142–418 ft
Out & Back · Frederic Cutter Merriam Conservation Area
Trailhead: Skyview Access Trail · 42.71611, -71.37149
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skyview Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Garden Way, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Seavey Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Phoebe Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Charles Jack Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Unused, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Charles Jack Path, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Spaulding Hill Road Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boulder Loop, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Unused, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Charles Jack Path, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Phoebe Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Seavey Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Garden Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Spaulding Hill Road Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Skyview Access Trail, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Skyview Access Trail Trailhead
- Skyview Trail–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Gumpas Pond–Spalding Hill Road Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Pelham Town Beach–Phoebe Rock Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Spalding Hill Road Trail–Spaulding Hill Road Loop, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 260 ft
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