Skinner Forest

Kissacook Hill–Clay Pit Hill, 4 summits

7.1 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Kissacook Hill–Clay Pit Hill, 4 summits is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Skinner Forest near Graniteville, MA. The route passes Kissacook Hill, Clay Pit Hill and Skinner Forest Viewpoint before reaching Whitney Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 672 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 390 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59181, -71.47645
Nearest town Graniteville, MA

Directions

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Kissacook Hill–Clay Pit Hill, 4 summits

7.1 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 198–390 ft

Out & Back · Skinner Forest

Trailhead: 42.59181, -71.47645

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miPass Kissacook Hill.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Orchard Street Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto "Bridle" Path into Westford Sportsmen's Club Connector, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miPass Clay Pit Hill.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftPass Skinner Forest Viewpoint.
  20. 50 ftPass Whitney Pond.
  21. 300 ftReach Kissacook Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right onto "Bridle" Path, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orchard Street Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading N.
  42. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.

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