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Wendell State Forest

Hannah Swarton Trail–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Hannah Swarton Trail–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. It climbs 673 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,158 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cross Road 42.57879, -72.45044
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Hannah Swarton Trail–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 623–1,158 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Cross Road · 42.57879, -72.45044

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Cross Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Davis Road, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Damon Camp Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miReach Jerusalem Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading N.
  12. 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading N.
  18. 200 ftSharp right onto Cross Road, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hannah-swarton-trail-jerusalem-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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