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Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint–Corridor 71, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sevenmile River Access near South Spencer, MA. The route reaches Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 725 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Corridor 71 42.24014, -72.02028
Nearest town South Spencer, MA

Directions

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Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint–Corridor 71, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 624–727 ft

Out & Back · Sevenmile River Access

Trailhead: Corridor 71 · 42.24014, -72.02028

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 51° · precip 66% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Corridor 71, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Corridor 71, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miReach Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading W.
  5. 1.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 59°F51°
Precip66%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°50° 2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 41% rain12 PM: 66% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 49% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 66% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 30% rain9 PM: 24% rain10 PM: 38% rain11 PM: 41% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon 64°51° 40%
Tue 58°45°
Wed 61°45°
Thu 63°43° 15%
Fri 61°49° 32%
Sat 58°49° 33%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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