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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Johnson Hill Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Johnson Hill Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quaker Drive 42.47209, -72.16003
Nearest town Petersham, MA
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Johnson Hill Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 764–1,011 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Quaker Drive · 42.47209, -72.16003

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Johnson Hill Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miReach Johnson Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 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/johnson-hill-trail-out-back-c80b

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 87°67° 51%
Fri 91°69° 38%
Sat 90°68° 39%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 89°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 1 min before dark.

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