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Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint

2.4 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 56 min

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve near Granville, MA. The route reaches Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 643 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.03602, -72.84311
Nearest town Granville, MA
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Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint

2.4 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 56 min

Elevation 360–642 ft

Out & Back · Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Trailhead: 42.03602, -72.84311

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftReach Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 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/dismal-brook-wildlife-preserve-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-827a

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Granville, Massachusetts