Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Higgins-MacAllister Preserve near Clapps Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min
Elevation 57–128 ft
Out & Back · Higgins-MacAllister Preserve
Trailhead: Bates Lane Trail · 42.20568, -70.80308
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 50° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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