Farmers Cliff via Two Rod Road
7 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Farmers Cliff via Two Rod Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Carlisle, MA. The route reaches Farmers Cliff at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Farmers Cliff via Two Rod Road
7 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 170–276 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.50863, -71.33452
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Blood Farm Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Catbriar Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Davis Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Rod Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Farmers Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Davis Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Catbriar Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blood Farm Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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