Manchester Essex Woods

Arrow & Dug Hill Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 48 min

Arrow & Dug Hill Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Manchester Essex Woods near West Manchester, MA. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 115 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59229, -70.79395
Nearest town West Manchester, MA

Directions

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Arrow & Dug Hill Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 48 min

Elevation 50–115 ft

Out & Back · Manchester Essex Woods

Trailhead: 42.59229, -70.79395

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Dug Hill Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Arrow, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach Dug Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Dug Hill Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 350 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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