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Ken Cuddeback Trail (Blue) & Ken Cuddeback Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Ken Cuddeback Trail (Blue) & Ken Cuddeback Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near South Amherst, MA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 256 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32263, -72.49532
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Ken Cuddeback Trail (Blue) & Ken Cuddeback Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 148–257 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.32263, -72.49532

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 53° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Ken Cuddeback Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Ken Cuddeback Trail (Blue), heading N.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Crocker Farm School Drive, heading N.
  7. 50 ftReach Ken Cuddeback Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Ken Cuddeback Trail (Blue), heading N.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Ken Cuddeback Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 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/ken-cuddeback-trail-blue-ken-cuddeback-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 60°F53°
Precip65%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 41% rain11 AM: 64% rain12 PM: 62% rain1 PM: 48% rain2 PM: 57% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 65% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 56% rain8 PM: 41% rain9 PM: 38% rain10 PM: 39% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 67°53° 23%
Tue 61°43°
Wed 64°42°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 65°44° 29%
Sat 62°51° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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