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Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Bonespur & Upper Goat Hill Trail via Greenway Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Bonespur & Upper Goat Hill Trail via Greenway Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park near Riverdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 466 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plummer's Trail 42.12808, -71.63774
Nearest town Riverdale, MA
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Bonespur & Upper Goat Hill Trail via Greenway Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 231–466 ft

Out & Back · Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Trailhead: Plummer's Trail · 42.12808, -71.63774

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plummer's Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greenway Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn right onto Bonespur, heading S.
  6. 50 ftReach Upper Goat Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear right onto Greenway Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Plummer's Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.5 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/goat-hill-out-back

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 89°70° 45%
Fri 95°73° 29%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 94°73° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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