House and Barn Boulders & Long Trail at Stone Ridge via Sassafras Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min
House and Barn Boulders & Long Trail at Stone Ridge via Sassafras Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Sassafras Conservation near Hayward Corner, MA. The route reaches House and Barn Boulders. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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House and Barn Boulders & Long Trail at Stone Ridge via Sassafras Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 48 min
Elevation 219–263 ft
Out & Back · Sassafras Conservation
Trailhead: Long Trail at Stone Ridge · 42.63762, -71.44416
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start on Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sassafras Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass House and Barn Boulders.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Big Rock to Summer Village, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach House and Barn Boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sassafras Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 8 min before dark.
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