AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jefferson Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Jefferson Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Forestdale, MA. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 190 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.71317, -70.50108
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Jefferson Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 111–192 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 41.71317, -70.50108

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jefferson Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jefferson-road-out-back-7-km-8a69

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
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 82°63° 16%
Thu 84°70°
Fri 86°73°
Sat 85°72°
Sun 90°69°
Mon 88°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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