Harkness Conservation Area & Well-Away Farm Trail
5 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Harkness Conservation Area & Well-Away Farm Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Harkness Conservation Area near Dwight, MA. The route reaches Harkness Conservation Area. It climbs 373 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Harkness Conservation Area & Well-Away Farm Trail
5 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 321–578 ft
Out & Back · Harkness Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.34811, -72.46696
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Warren Wright Road (Out) stop 280 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Harkness Conservation Area.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Well Away Farm Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Harkness Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Warren Wright Road (Out) stop 280 m from the trailhead
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