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Wendell State Forest

Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. It climbs 684 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 1,132 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) 42.57907, -72.43650
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 530–1,132 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.57907, -72.43650

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

  1. Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Baker Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  12. 0.5 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/damon-camp-road-hannah-swarton-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km-2555

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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