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Estabrook Woods

Farmers Cliff & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road

7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Farmers Cliff & Malcolm Outer Loop 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 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 279 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Malcolm Inner Loop 42.51570, -71.34464
Nearest town Carlisle, MA
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Farmers Cliff & Malcolm Outer Loop via Two Rod Road

7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 169–280 ft

Out & Back · Estabrook Woods

Trailhead: Malcolm Inner Loop · 42.51570, -71.34464

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Malcolm Inner Loop, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Rod Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Pine Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kibby Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miReach Farmers Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Kibby Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Pine Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sachs Greenway, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Two Rod Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Malcolm Outer Loop, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Malcolm Inner Loop, heading N.
  29. 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/farmers-cliff-out-back-11-km-4317

Trail surface

59% dirt2% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 88°70° 27%
Fri 96°71° 30%
Sat 93°70° 35%
Sun 95°67°
Mon 92°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 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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