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Wendell State Forest

NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Wickett Pond, 9 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr 36 min

NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Wickett Pond, 9 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. The route passes Wickett Pond and NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint. It climbs 871 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perry Farm Road 42.56407, -72.41773
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Wickett Pond, 9 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 871 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 734–1,180 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Perry Farm Road · 42.56407, -72.41773

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Perry Farm Road, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Wickett Pond.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading N.
  16. 1.3 miBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left onto Perry Farm Road, heading S.
  19. 0.8 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-loop-8-km

Trail surface

80% dirt12% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 90°63° 60%
Fri 91°66° 38%
Sat 89°67° 37%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 88°66° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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