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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto BCT, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hollow Log Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hollow Log, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hollow Log Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Hollow Log Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hollow Log, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hollow Log Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto BCT, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
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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