Dry Hill Road
7.7 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Dry Hill Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Locks Village, MA. It climbs 691 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dry Hill Road
7.7 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 817–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: Carlton Road · 42.54140, -72.44968
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Dry Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Dry Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Carlton Road Trailhead
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.8 mi · ▲ 222 ft
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