Dead Man's Curve–Tamplin Road, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Dead Man's Curve–Tamplin Road, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in East Quabbin/Dana near Nichewaug, MA. The route reaches Dead Man's Curve at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 699 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dead Man's Curve–Tamplin Road, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 586–952 ft
Out & Back · East Quabbin/Dana
Trailhead: Tamplin Road · 42.46211, -72.22166
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Tamplin Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whitney Hill Road, heading SW.
- 2.9 miSharp right onto Skinner Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miReach Dead Man's Curve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Whitney Hill Road, heading E.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Tamplin Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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