Farmers Cliff via Estabrook Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min
Farmers Cliff via Estabrook Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Plain, MA. The route reaches Farmers Cliff at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farmers Cliff via Estabrook Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 44 min
Elevation 160–228 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Estabrook Trail · 42.47943, -71.35958
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Farmers Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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