Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near West Village, MA. The route passes Little Chauncy Lake before reaching Chauncy Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 528 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Lake, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 272–435 ft
Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail · 42.31718, -71.59336
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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