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Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint–Corridor 71, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sevenmile River Access near South Spencer, MA. The route reaches Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 725 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Corridor 71 42.24014, -72.02028
Nearest town South Spencer, MA

Directions

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Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint–Corridor 71, 3 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 624–727 ft

Out & Back · Sevenmile River Access

Trailhead: Corridor 71 · 42.24014, -72.02028

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start on Corridor 71, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Corridor 71, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miReach Depot Trail/Corridor 71 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading W.
  5. 1.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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