Hemlock Trail via Western Greenway
4.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Hemlock Trail via Western Greenway is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Storer Conservation Land near Camp Cabot, MA. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Trail via Western Greenway
4.5 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 140–319 ft
Out & Back · Storer Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.41012, -71.22394
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Concord Avenue @ Blossom Street stop 778 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Western Greenway, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Pine Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hemlock Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Hemlock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pine Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Western Greenway, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Concord Avenue @ Blossom Street stop 778 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Western Greenway 3.7 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Western Greenway 3.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Western Greenway 3.8 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Western Greenway 4 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Western Greenway 4 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Pine Springs Trail via Western Greenway 4.2 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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