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Wendell State Forest

Damon Camp Road

2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 47 min

Damon Camp Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,142 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road 42.55716, -72.42688
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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Damon Camp Road

2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 47 min

Elevation 1,055–1,143 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road · 42.55716, -72.42688

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftBear left onto Damon Camp Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Baker Road, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 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-out-back-3-km-cafb

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 75°F66°
Precip92%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 2.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 52% rain4 AM: 71% rain5 AM: 92% rain6 AM: 84% rain7 AM: 88% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 78% rain10 AM: 57% rain11 AM: 41% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 79°62°
Wed 78°63°
Thu 90°62° 60%
Fri 90°66° 38%
Sat 89°66° 37%
Sun 92°65°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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