Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area
Dickinson Hill Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Dickinson Hill Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area near Whately, MA. It climbs 862 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44002, -72.63771
Nearest town Whately, MA
Directions
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Dickinson Hill Road
7.1 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 167–817 ft
Out & Back · Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.44002, -72.63771
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Dickinson Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 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
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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