Wendell State Forest

Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 511 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 922 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road 42.56714, -72.42430
Nearest town Wendell, MA

Directions

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Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 511 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 665–921 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road · 42.56714, -72.42430

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

  1. Start on Saxon Bridge Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Davis Road, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Davis Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Davis Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading E.
  15. 0.1 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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