Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint–Colby Phillips Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Colby/Phillips Property near West Hanover, MA. The route reaches Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi82 – 141 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12823, -70.88639
Nearest town West Hanover, MA
Directions
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Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint–Colby Phillips Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 80–143 ft
Out & Back · Colby/Phillips Property
Trailhead: 42.12823, -70.88639
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rockland Rail Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miReach Colby/Phillips Property Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Colby Phillips Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
67% paved13% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 64°F50°
Precip50%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon
64°56°
48%
Tue
60°52°
Wed
62°55°
Thu
62°55°
22%
Fri
61°54°
47%
Sat
55°53°
46%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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