Dudley Trail–Ledges Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Dudley Trail–Ledges Trail, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 720 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dudley Trail–Ledges Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 720 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 808–1,089 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: 42.49106, -72.18537
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dudley Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Surprise Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Dudley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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