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Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area

Dickinson Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Dickinson Hill Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area near Whately, MA. It climbs 490 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45644, -72.64481
Nearest town Whately, MA
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Dickinson Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 306–817 ft

Out & Back · Mt. Esther Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.45644, -72.64481

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Dickinson Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dickinson-hill-road-out-back-6-km-4990

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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