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Wendell State Forest

Jerusalem Viewpoint–Damon Camp Road Loop, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Jerusalem Viewpoint–Damon Camp Road Loop, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile loop in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. The route reaches Jerusalem Viewpoint. It climbs 563 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road 42.56501, -72.42594
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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Jerusalem Viewpoint–Damon Camp Road Loop, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 563 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 734–1,180 ft

Loop · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road · 42.56501, -72.42594

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftReach Jerusalem Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jerusalem-viewpoint-loop-6-km

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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