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Wendell State Forest

Hannah Swarton Trail & Saxon Bridge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Hannah Swarton Trail & Saxon Bridge Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 398 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 1,142 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road 42.56714, -72.42430
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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Hannah Swarton Trail & Saxon Bridge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 808–1,143 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road · 42.56714, -72.42430

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Saxon Bridge Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftReach Saxon Bridge Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 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/hannah-swarton-trail-saxon-bridge-road-out-back

Trail surface

56% dirt44% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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