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Wendell State Forest

Jerusalem Viewpoint–Davis Road, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Jerusalem Viewpoint–Davis Road, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route reaches Jerusalem Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 469 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 1,155 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Davis Road 42.57079, -72.45805
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Jerusalem Viewpoint–Davis Road, 3 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 665–1,156 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Davis Road · 42.57079, -72.45805

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Davis Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftReach Jerusalem Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading W.
  10. 0.5 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/jerusalem-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-2d7d

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 9 min before dark.

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