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Breakheart Reservation

Crow Hill & Ridge Trail

1 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 25 min

Crow Hill & Ridge Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Breakheart Reservation near Greenwood, MA. The route reaches Crow Hill at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 230 ft1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49438, -71.04603
Nearest town Greenwood, MA
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Crow Hill & Ridge Trail

1 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 25 min

Elevation 102–229 ft

Out & Back · Breakheart Reservation

Trailhead: 42.49438, -71.04603

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Farm St @ Nahant St - Wakefield HS stop 523 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Spruce Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  12. 350 ftReach Crow Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Spruce Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crow-hill-out-back-0722

Trail surface

83% dirt14% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 92°71° 24%
Fri 98°74° 27%
Sat 94°71° 44%
Sun 93°71°
Mon 99°78° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farm St @ Nahant St - Wakefield HS stop 523 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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