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Lone Tree Conservation Area

Coal Road via Carriage Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Coal Road via Carriage Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lone Tree Conservation Area near Eastview Park, MA. It climbs 346 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 276 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40517, -71.21273
Nearest town Eastview Park, MA
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Coal Road via Carriage Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 69–275 ft

Out & Back · Lone Tree Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.40517, -71.21273

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Transit-accessible: Forest St. @ Doty St. stop 516 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftBear right onto Western Greenway, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Meadow Edge Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Coal Road, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftBear right onto Eastern Woods Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Coal Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading E.
  20. 450 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  21. 100 ftBear left onto Coal Road, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftReach Coal Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 350 ftBear right onto Overlook Trail, heading S.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto Hillside Trail, heading SW.
  25. 450 ftContinue straight onto Coal Road, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left onto Eastern Woods Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Coal Road, heading W.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Maple Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Edge Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftBear left onto North Cottage Trail, heading W.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western Greenway, heading N.
  38. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 500 ftTurn right onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  44. 250 ftArrive 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/coal-road-out-back-6-km-b723

Trail surface

69% dirt23% gravel6% grass1% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Forest St. @ Doty St. stop 516 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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