Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 775 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 665–1,158 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Moose Trax Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Damon Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 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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More from Saxon Bridge Road Trailhead
- Damon Camp Road 2 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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