Simon Hill Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 53 min
Simon Hill Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Burnt Plain Swamp near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Simon Hill Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 53 min
Elevation 107–180 ft
Out & Back · Burnt Plain Swamp
Trailhead: Hatch Lots Conservation Area · 42.17651, -70.83720
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start on Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Simon Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Simon Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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