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Buffam Brook Community Forest

John W. Oliver Trail & Northern Trail Extension

3.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 13 min

John W. Oliver Trail & Northern Trail Extension is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Buffam Brook Community Forest near Pelham, MA. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,020 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: John W. Oliver Trail 42.39229, -72.43453
Nearest town Pelham, MA
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John W. Oliver Trail & Northern Trail Extension

3.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 850–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Buffam Brook Community Forest

Trailhead: John W. Oliver Trail · 42.39229, -72.43453

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on John W. Oliver Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Northern Trail Extension, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miReach John W. Oliver Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto John W. Oliver Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 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/john-w-oliver-trail-northern-trail-extension-out-back-5-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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