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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: 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

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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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