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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Kettle Trail

2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 46 min

Kettle Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Sharon Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 371 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.11138, -71.20545
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA
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Kettle Trail

2 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 46 min

Elevation 220–370 ft

Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: 42.11138, -71.20545

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/kettle-trail-out-back-3-km-dd74

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 90°69° 28%
Fri 96°71° 28%
Sat 92°69° 35%
Sun 95°67° 18%
Mon 95°72° 16%

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