Curve Pine–Farmyard Trail, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Curve Pine–Farmyard Trail, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. The route reaches Curve Pine at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Curve Pine–Farmyard Trail, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 175–280 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.49869, -71.36249
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Farmyard Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Davis Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Woodhaven Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Curve Pine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Davis Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Farmyard Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Davis Trail & Farmyard Trail via Two Rod Road 6.5 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Farmyard Trail & Rockstrom Trail via Estabrook Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Thoreau Pond–Farmyard Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Farmyard Trail & Two Rod Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bateman's Pond & Angier's Pond via Tobin's Path (North) 3.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Mink Pond–Esker Trail, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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