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Coolidge Woods

Coolidge-Dorman woods & Maddock Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Coolidge-Dorman woods & Maddock Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Coolidge Woods near Boxford, MA. The route reaches Coolidge-Dorman woods. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 138 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66942, -70.98931
Nearest town Boxford, MA
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Coolidge-Dorman woods & Maddock Trail

2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 41 min

Elevation 86–137 ft

Out & Back · Coolidge Woods

Trailhead: 42.66942, -70.98931

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miPass Coolidge-Dorman woods.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Coolidge Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Maddock Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coolidge Trail, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maddock Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Coolidge-Dorman woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Coolidge Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Maddock Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Coolidge Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 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/coolidge-dorman-woods-maddock-trail-out-back-3-km-c5c0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°71° 29%
Fri 97°72° 32%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 17%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark.

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