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Scorgie Land

Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Scorgie Land near Still River, MA. The route passes Bare Hill Pond before reaching Dean's Hill at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 509 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Scorgie Trail 42.49551, -71.60757
Nearest town Still River, MA
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Dean's Hill–Bare Hill Pond, 4 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 349–508 ft

Out & Back · Scorgie Land

Trailhead: Scorgie Trail · 42.49551, -71.60757

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Scorgie Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Bare Hill Pond.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right onto Dean's Hill Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftReach Dean's Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Smith Trail (yellow), heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tufts Trail (yellow), heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Scorgie Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deans-hill-potential-nhesp-vernal-pool-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 86°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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