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Glacial Hill Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary near Morseville, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 167 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.25317, -71.33177
Nearest town Morseville, MA

Directions

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Glacial Hill Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 137–167 ft

Out & Back · Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.25317, -71.33177

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 48% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Old Orchard Trail, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Glacial Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miReach Glacial Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Orchard Trail, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F50°
Precip48%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 1.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 39% rain2 PM: 48% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 16% rain10 PM: 23% rain11 PM: 40% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 67°55° 55%
Tue 63°51°
Wed 62°51°
Thu 63°45° 19%
Fri 62°49° 37%
Sat 59°52° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 11 min before dark.

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