Don Mader Town Forest via Capen Street
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Don Mader Town Forest via Capen Street is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Holland Glen Forest near Meads Corner, MA. The route reaches Don Mader Town Forest at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,232 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35006, -72.42546
Nearest town Meads Corner, MA
Directions
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Don Mader Town Forest via Capen Street
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 515–1,034 ft
Out & Back · Holland Glen Forest
Trailhead: 42.35006, -72.42546
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Capen Street, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach Don Mader Town Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 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
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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