AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Meadow Road via Southwick Rail Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 51 min

South Meadow Road via Southwick Rail Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Hosmer Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 226 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.07360, -72.74252
Nearest town Hosmer Corner, MA
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South Meadow Road via Southwick Rail Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 127–226 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.07360, -72.74252

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto South Meadow Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miReach South Meadow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 500 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/columbia-greenway-rail-viewpoint-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

63% paved17% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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