Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Hollow Log Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 58 min

Hollow Log Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest near East Boxford, MA. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi89 – 157 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shortcut 42.69942, -70.98270
Nearest town East Boxford, MA

Directions

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Hollow Log Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 58 min

Elevation 88–158 ft

Out & Back · Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Trailhead: Shortcut · 42.69942, -70.98270

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto BCT, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hollow Log Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hollow Log, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Hollow Log Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach Hollow Log Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hollow Log, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Hollow Log Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto BCT, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 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 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:26 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.

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