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Dike Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Barber Reservation near Whitneys, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 226 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24223, -71.41228
Nearest town Whitneys, MA

Directions

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Dike Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 157–227 ft

Out & Back · Barber Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24223, -71.41228

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Seasonal trail, heading NW.
  10. 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Dike Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miReach Dike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 400 ftTurn right onto Seasonal trail, heading E.
  15. 2.1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 96°72° 29%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°67° 15%
Mon 94°72° 16%

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