Estabrook Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Estabrook Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Estabrook Woods near Plain, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Estabrook Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 207–280 ft
Out & Back · Estabrook Woods
Trailhead: 42.48485, -71.36511
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Estabrook Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Rockstrom Trail via Estabrook Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Thoreau Pond–Monument Farm Connector, 3 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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