Jerry's Trail
4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Jerry's Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 479 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Jerry's Trail
4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 798–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: 42.49735, -72.18118
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jerry's Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Tumbledown East 5.4 mi · ▲ 751 ft
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