Village View

Kissacook Hill & Clay Pit Hill via "Bridle" Path

4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Kissacook Hill & Clay Pit Hill via "Bridle" Path is a 4-mile out-and-back in Village View near Graniteville, MA. The route passes Kissacook Hill before reaching Clay Pit Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Kissacook Hill & Clay Pit Hill via "Bridle" Path

4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 198–390 ft

Out & Back · Village View

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. 200 ftReach Kissacook Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto "Bridle" Path, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto Orchard Street Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto White Birch Nature Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left onto Main Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading N.
  24. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark.

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