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Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Whsipering Winds Loop

5.2 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Whsipering Winds Loop is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near West Pelham, MA. It climbs 596 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 860 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.35294, -72.46958
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
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Whsipering Winds Loop

5.2 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 358–859 ft

Out & Back · Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.35294, -72.46958

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Mayflower Apts. (In) stop 252 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ice Pond Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Whsipering Winds Loop, heading N.
  8. 1 miReach Whsipering Winds Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Ice Pond Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fountain-out-back-8-km-c4eb

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°66°
Thu 89°66° 54%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 90°70° 37%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mayflower Apts. (In) stop 252 m from the trailhead

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