Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area
Dickinson Hill Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 4 hr 47 min
Dickinson Hill Road is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area near Whately, MA. It climbs 1,360 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 883 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46369, -72.64776
Nearest town Whately, MA
Directions
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Dickinson Hill Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft · 4 hr 47 min
Elevation 167–884 ft
Out & Back · Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.46369, -72.64776
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Dickinson Hill Road, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 4.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.6 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
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
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