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Corridor 71 via Depot Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Spencer, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 738 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Depot Trail Entrance 42.23767, -71.99915
Nearest town Spencer, MA

Directions

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Corridor 71 via Depot Trail

3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 636–737 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Depot Trail Entrance · 42.23767, -71.99915

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Spencer Center/Downtown stop 752 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Depot Trail Entrance, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Depot Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Corridor 71, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miReach Corridor 71, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Depot Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Depot Trail Entrance, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 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

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Spencer Center/Downtown stop 752 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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