AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fay Mountain & Upper Jackstraw Trail segment

2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 44 min

Fay Mountain & Upper Jackstraw Trail segment is a 2-mile out-and-back near Ward Corner, MA. The route reaches Fay Mountain at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 692 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Jackstraw Trail segment 42.23820, -71.62019
Nearest town Ward Corner, MA
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Fay Mountain & Upper Jackstraw Trail segment

2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 44 min

Elevation 525–692 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upper Jackstraw Trail segment · 42.23820, -71.62019

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Upper Jackstraw Trail segment, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftReach Fay Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miArrive 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/fay-mountain-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 88°69° 39%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°68° 36%
Sun 94°67° 16%
Mon 92°71° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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