Kaufman Trail (blue blaze) & Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze)
1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min
Kaufman Trail (blue blaze) & Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Town Forest near Shaker Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kaufman Trail (blue blaze) & Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze)
1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min
Elevation 316–404 ft
Out & Back · Town Forest
Trailhead: Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze) · 42.52343, -71.56732
Weather Aug 3: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze), heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Kaufman Trail (blue blaze), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Blaze, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Kaufman Trail (blue blaze), heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Blaze, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Kaufman Trail (blue blaze), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze), heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Kaufman Trail (yellow blaze) Trailhead
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- Pin Hill North & Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Harvard Snowmobile Club Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 647 ft
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