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Johnson Acres–Hill St. Land, 4 groves is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Cranes Station, MA. The route passes Hill St. Land and Johnson Acres. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 108 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95011, -71.14521
Nearest town Cranes Station, MA

Directions

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Johnson Acres–Hill St. Land, 4 groves

7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 75–108 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.95011, -71.14521

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 67% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miPass Hill St. Land.
  3. 2 miPass Johnson Acres.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto World War II Veterans Memorial Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Loop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto White Loop Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach Johnson Acres, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Red Loop Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto World War II Veterans Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F52°
Precip67%Wind2 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 1.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 14% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 12% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 67% rain4 PM: 58% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 22% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:47 PM
Mon 65°57° 49%
Tue 61°51° 20%
Wed 62°53°
Thu 64°53° 21%
Fri 62°54° 43%
Sat 55°53° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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