AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wood Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Wood Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. It climbs 276 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 236 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70530, -70.51765
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Wood Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 98–235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70530, -70.51765

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wood Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 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/deep-bottom-pond-deep-bottom-pond-out-back-13-km-8bb1

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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