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Elm Brook via Reformatory Branch Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Elm Brook via Reformatory Branch Trail is a 1.7-mile out-and-back near West Bedford, MA. The route reaches Elm Brook at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 125 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48102, -71.29859
Nearest town West Bedford, MA
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Elm Brook via Reformatory Branch Trail

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Elevation 116–124 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.48102, -71.29859

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Reformatory Branch Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miPass Elm Brook.
  5. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Elm Brook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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/elm-brook-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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