Horseshoe Trail–Shockley Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Copicut Woods near Hixville, MA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi233 – 289 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail 41.70820, -71.05741
Nearest town Hixville, MA
Directions
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Horseshoe Trail–Shockley Trail, 3 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 234–288 ft
Out & Back · Copicut Woods
Trailhead: Horseshoe Trail · 41.70820, -71.05741
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
- Start on Horseshoe Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Shockley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Soggy Bottom, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Horseshoe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Shockley Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Horseshoe Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:00 PM
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