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Wendell State Forest

East Chestnut Hill Road & old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white)

6.8 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 25 min

East Chestnut Hill Road & old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. It climbs 306 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,096 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: old NET Trail 42.51031, -72.43905
Nearest town Locks Village, MA
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East Chestnut Hill Road & old NET Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white)

6.8 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 890–1,096 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: old NET Trail · 42.51031, -72.43905

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on old NET Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach old NET Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto old NET Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miArrive 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/lake-wyola-state-park-beach-fiske-pond-conservation-area-beach-out-back-3-beaches-10-km-d255

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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