AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Holy Hill (yellow blaze)

3.2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Holy Hill (yellow blaze) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Devenscrest, MA. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 315 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54524, -71.57044
Nearest town Devenscrest, MA
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Holy Hill (yellow blaze)

3.2 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 263–315 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.54524, -71.57044

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Holy Hill (blue blaze), heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holy Hill (yellow blaze), heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach Holy Hill (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Holy Hill (blue blaze), heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miArrive 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/holy-hill-yellow-blaze-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 88°70° 29%
Fri 95°71° 32%
Sat 94°68° 31%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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