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Hatch Lots Conservation Area

Hatch Lots Trail & Simon Hill Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Hatch Lots Trail & Simon Hill Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Hatch Lots Conservation Area near Jacobs Lake Shores, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 180 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hatch Lots Trail 42.17773, -70.84280
Nearest town Jacobs Lake Shores, MA
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Hatch Lots Trail & Simon Hill Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 107–180 ft

Out & Back · Hatch Lots Conservation Area

Trailhead: Hatch Lots Trail · 42.17773, -70.84280

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hatch Lots Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear right onto Simon Hill Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miReach Hatch Lots Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Hatch Lots - Simon Hill Connector, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hatch Lots Conservation Area, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hatch Lots Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 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/hatch-lots-trail-simon-hill-trail-out-back-5-km-da3c

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 88°71° 26%
Fri 94°72° 29%
Sat 89°69° 35%
Sun 86°68° 17%
Mon 93°74° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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