Greenwood Walls Trail–Kiln Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Greenwood Walls Trail–Kiln Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near South Hawley, MA. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 1,818 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54346, -72.88948
Nearest town South Hawley, MA

Directions

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Greenwood Walls Trail–Kiln Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,565–1,819 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.54346, -72.88948

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 53°F / low 46° · precip 77% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Periwinkle, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto South Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Kiln Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Periwinkle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto South Road, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Periwinkle, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 53°F46°
Precip77%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity100%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 2 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 24% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 49% rain10 AM: 77% rain11 AM: 76% rain12 PM: 47% rain1 PM: 66% rain2 PM: 60% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 68% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 47% rain9 PM: 29% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 59°47°
Tue 55°39°
Wed 58°38°
Thu 61°36° 15%
Fri 63°43° 27%
Sat 57°49° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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