Graniteville Woods Conservation
Snake Meadow Hill & White Birch Nature Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Snake Meadow Hill & White Birch Nature Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Graniteville Woods Conservation near Graniteville, MA. The route reaches Snake Meadow Hill. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snake Meadow Hill & White Birch Nature Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 198–402 ft
Out & Back · Graniteville Woods Conservation
Trailhead: 42.60128, -71.47304
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Snake Meadow Hill.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto unmaintained, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto White Birch Nature Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Snake Meadow Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Nashua Acton & Boston Railroad Path, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 8 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- unmaintained 2.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- White Birch Nature Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Kissacook Hill & Snake Meadow Hill via White Birch Nature Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Kissacook Hill–Snake Meadow Hill, 3 summits 6.3 mi · ▲ 689 ft
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