AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jefferson Road

8 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Jefferson Road is an 8-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 236 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71541, -70.50955
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Jefferson Road

8 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 98–235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.71541, -70.50955

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 67% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-13-km-d75a

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F49°
Precip67%Wind5 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 2.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 15% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 39% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 67% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 16% rain11 PM: 31% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 62°56° 50%
Tue 60°55° 19%
Wed 62°56°
Thu 63°57° 28%
Fri 61°55° 50%
Sat 59°55° 47%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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