Lawrence Land & Old Turnpike Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lawrence Land & Old Turnpike Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Academy Hill near Vose, MA. The route reaches Lawrence Land. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi226 – 440 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61638, -71.63660
Nearest town Vose, MA
Directions
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Lawrence Land & Old Turnpike Road
4.7 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 225–441 ft
Out & Back · Academy Hill
Trailhead: 42.61638, -71.63660
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftPass Lawrence Land.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Lawrence Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 0 min before dark.
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