Coolidge-Dorman woods & Maddock Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 45 min
Coolidge-Dorman woods & Maddock Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Coolidge Woods near Boxford, MA. The route reaches Coolidge-Dorman woods. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Coolidge-Dorman woods & Maddock Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 45 min
Elevation 86–150 ft
Out & Back · Coolidge Woods
Trailhead: 42.66577, -70.98275
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Coolidge-Dorman woods.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coolidge Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Maddock Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Coolidge-Dorman woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coolidge Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
Get outside more
A wild hike near Boxford, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Boxford, Massachusetts