Higgins-MacAllister Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 128 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bates Lane Trail 42.20568, -70.80308
Nearest town Clapps Corner, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Higgins-MacAllister Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:00 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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