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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Kettle Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Kettle Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Sharon Heights, MA. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 449 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail 42.11365, -71.19245
Nearest town Sharon Heights, MA
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Kettle Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 207–449 ft

Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Bay Circuit Trail · 42.11365, -71.19245

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start on Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kettle Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Billings Loop, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Billings Loop, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kettle Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SE.
  24. 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-7-km-c786

Trail surface

94% dirt5% boardwalk1% grass

Weather

FogTemperature 83°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°65°
Thu 90°70° 27%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 92°69° 35%
Sun 95°67° 18%
Mon 95°72° 16%

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