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Trout Brook

Wylde Woods–Donelly's Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Wylde Woods–Donelly's Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Trout Brook near Glenridge, MA. The route reaches Wylde Woods. It climbs 295 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 279 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Loop 42.23387, -71.32291
Nearest town Glenridge, MA
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Wylde Woods–Donelly's Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 140–278 ft

Out & Back · Trout Brook

Trailhead: Red Loop · 42.23387, -71.32291

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Loop, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Donelly's Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading S.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  10. 150 ftPass Wylde Woods.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Dover Valley Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Miller Hill Trail, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Dover Valley Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto McKoy's Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Willoughby, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto McKoy's Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Whistler Bypass, heading E.
  23. 250 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftBear right onto Chestnut Oak Loop, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftReach Wylde Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  27. 300 ftBear right onto Whistler Bypass, heading NE.
  28. 300 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear left onto McKoy's Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Willoughby, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto McKoy's Trail, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Dover Valley Trail, heading S.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading N.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dover Valley Trail, heading N.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Miller Hill Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.3 miBear right onto Hunt Drive Trail, heading SW.
  40. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  42. 300 ftTurn right onto Donelly's Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop, heading NW.
  46. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  48. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/charles-river-reservoir-lymans-pond-out-back-11-km-090e

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°70° 28%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 94°72° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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