Sassafras Conservation

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.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 262 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Trail at Stone Ridge 42.63762, -71.44416
Nearest town Hayward Corner, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sassafras Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miPass House and Barn Boulders.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Big Rock to Summer Village, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miReach House and Barn Boulders, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sassafras Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading N.
  11. 0.7 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

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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