AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Watershed Protection Area

Dry Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Dry Hill Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Watershed Protection Area near Lake Pleasant, MA. It climbs 472 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54603, -72.49732
Nearest town Lake Pleasant, MA
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Dry Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 568–909 ft

Out & Back · Watershed Protection Area

Trailhead: 42.54603, -72.49732

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Dry Hill Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Dry Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 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/dry-hill-road-out-back-6-km-498e

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 87°66° 61%
Fri 91°68° 38%
Sat 89°68° 37%
Sun 92°65°
Mon 90°67° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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