Lake Archer via Warner Trail
9 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Lake Archer via Warner Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Wampum Rock, MA. The route reaches Lake Archer at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Archer via Warner Trail
9 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 213–331 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.03044, -71.32846
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 50° · precip 69% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Warner Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Archer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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