Deadman's Trail–Horseshoe Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Watuppa Reservation near Hixville, MA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 289 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail 41.70820, -71.05741
Nearest town Hixville, MA
Directions
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Deadman's Trail–Horseshoe Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 217–288 ft
Out & Back · Watuppa Reservation
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail · 41.70820, -71.05741
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Shockley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Turn Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Deadman's Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Indian Turn Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shockley Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 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
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Horseshoe Trail–Shockley Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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