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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.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail 42.31718, -71.59336
Nearest town West Village, MA
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading E.
  16. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chauncy-lake-little-chauncy-lake-out-back-5-sights-e7b2

Trail surface

52% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 87°69° 33%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 94°69° 34%
Sun 95°68° 16%
Mon 92°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 5 min before dark.

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