Faunces Mountain–Deer Run Trail, 3 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Faunces Mountain–Deer Run Trail, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. The route reaches Faunces Mountain at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 622 ft. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 243 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70870, -70.49472
Nearest town Forestdale, MA

Directions

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Faunces Mountain–Deer Run Trail, 3 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 59–242 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70870, -70.49472

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
  3. 2.6 miSharp right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Marist Street, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto Treeline Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Smokeys Passage, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Deer Run Trail, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Skunk Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Red Fox Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Runway, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Shawme Intro, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading S.
  25. 300 ftTurn right onto Road C, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Road D, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftReach Faunces Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Road C, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Highway Bypass, heading N.
  31. 300 ftTurn right onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miBear right onto Highway Bypass, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shawme Highway Trail, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miBear left onto Shawme Intro, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn right onto The Runway, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftTurn left onto Deer Run Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Fox Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miBear left onto Robins Nest Trail, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Skunk Hollow Trail, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Robins Nest Trail, heading W.
  42. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 400 ftBear left onto Deer Run Trail, heading N.
  44. 150 ftSharp right onto Smokeys Passage, heading W.
  45. 0.3 miBear left onto Treeline Trail, heading NW.
  46. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  47. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 200 ftBear left onto Marist Street, heading W.
  50. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  52. 0.7 miTurn right onto Spruce Camp Road, heading S.
  53. 0.6 miSharp left onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  54. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  55. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 83°67° 18%
Thu 84°73°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 85°71°
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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