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.
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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 Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Jerusalem Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Saxon Bridge Road Trailhead
- Nipmuck & Saxon Bridge Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Baker Road & Damon Camp Road 2 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Damon Camp Road 2 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Hannah Swarton Trail & Saxon Bridge Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Baker Road–Damon Camp Road, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Davis Road–Jerusalem Road, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 511 ft
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