Wendell State Forest

East Chestnut Hill Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 2 hr 27 min

East Chestnut Hill Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. It climbs 357 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,096 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52744, -72.42732
Nearest town Locks Village, MA

Directions

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East Chestnut Hill Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 929–1,096 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: 42.52744, -72.42732

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 49° · precip 68% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach East Chestnut Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 57°F49°
Precip68%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 41% rain11 AM: 68% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 59% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 39% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 49% rain7 PM: 48% rain8 PM: 42% rain9 PM: 39% rain10 PM: 37% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 62°50°
Tue 57°40°
Wed 61°37°
Thu 63°35° 16%
Fri 65°41° 30%
Sat 60°48° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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