Dry Hill Sunset Point & Dry Hill Road
3 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Dry Hill Sunset Point & Dry Hill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Watershed Protection Area near Grounts Corner, MA. The route reaches Dry Hill Sunset Point. It climbs 588 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dry Hill Sunset Point & Dry Hill Road
3 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 778–1,102 ft
Out & Back · Watershed Protection Area
Trailhead: Dry Hill Road · 42.55966, -72.46377
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Dry Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Dry Hill Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Dry Hill Sunset Point.
- 0.8 miReach Dry Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Dry Hill Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dry Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.
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- Dry Hill Road & Upham Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 636 ft
- Dry Hill Connector & Dry Hill Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 415 ft
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