Dudley Trail & Ledges Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr
Dudley Trail & Ledges Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 535 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dudley Trail & Ledges Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 808–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: 42.48894, -72.18191
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ledges Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jerry's Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dudley Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Jerry's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Buell Trail & Ledges Trail 5 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Johnson Hill Trail & Ledges Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 789 ft
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