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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Dug Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Arrow, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Dug Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dug Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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- Conomo Drive–Pulpit Rock, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Caeser's Lane–Gas Line, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft
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