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Grass Rides Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Appleton Farms near Hamilton, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 79 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64136, -70.84504
Nearest town Hamilton, MA

Directions

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Grass Rides Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 21–79 ft

Out & Back · Appleton Farms

Trailhead: 42.64136, -70.84504

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Pinnacle Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grass Rides Loop, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Plains Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Briar Hill trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

30% dirt11% gravel59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 1 min before dark.

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