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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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 surface

100% dirt

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 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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