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Mystery Spring

Buckboard Trail & Old Haul Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 45 min

Buckboard Trail & Old Haul Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Mystery Spring near Brookside Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 253 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Trail 42.59302, -71.40933
Nearest town Brookside Station, MA
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Buckboard Trail & Old Haul Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 45 min

Elevation 194–253 ft

Out & Back · Mystery Spring

Trailhead: Long Trail · 42.59302, -71.40933

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Old Haul Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Buckboard Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Buckboard Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftArrive 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/high-point-out-back-4-km-f457

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 88°70° 28%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 95°70° 34%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 93°70°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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