Jefferson Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Jefferson Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi98 – 236 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71640, -70.49927
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
Directions
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Jefferson Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 98–235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.71640, -70.49927
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed
83°67°
16%
Thu
84°73°
Fri
86°73°
Sat
85°72°
Sun
90°69°
Mon
88°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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