Humphry Preserve via NET/M&M Trail (white)
9.8 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Humphry Preserve via NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near North Leverett, MA. The route reaches Humphry Preserve at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 768 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Humphry Preserve via NET/M&M Trail (white)
9.8 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 818–1,124 ft
Out & Back · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: 42.51867, -72.47239
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Upham Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Humphry Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:41 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Upham Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Dry Hill 3.6 mi · ▲ 593 ft
- East Chestnut Hill Road via Upham Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Dry Hill Connector via Upham Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 684 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 5.8 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Ruggles Pond–Wendell State Forest Beach, 3 beaches 7.3 mi · ▲ 650 ft
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