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Whately Center Woods

Dickinson Hill Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 947 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Dickinson Hill Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Whately Center Woods near Whately, MA. It climbs 947 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 505 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46369, -72.64776
Nearest town Whately, MA
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Dickinson Hill Road

8.6 mi · ▲ 947 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 167–506 ft

Out & Back · Whately Center Woods

Trailhead: 42.46369, -72.64776

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dickinson Hill Road, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dickinson-hill-road-out-back-14-km-ce74

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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