Priest Family Conservation Area
Chestnut Hill Loop Trail–Mahoney Lane, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Chestnut Hill Loop Trail–Mahoney Lane, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Priest Family Conservation Area near East Pepperell, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Chestnut Hill Loop Trail–Mahoney Lane, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 288–421 ft
Out & Back · Priest Family Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.63893, -71.55552
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Mahoney Lane, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Priest Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chestnut Hill Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Priest Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Mahoney Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Chestnut Hill Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Priest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bruce Clements Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mahoney Lane, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Brown Trail via Mahoney Lane 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Martins Pond–Bruce Clements Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Baddacook Pond–Bruce Clements Trail, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Baralock Hill–Bruce Clements Trail, 4 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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