Leaf Pile trail
2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min
Leaf Pile trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Bedford Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Leaf Pile trail
2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min
Elevation 139–227 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Access Trail (yellow) · 42.52081, -71.27666
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: MCC shuttle stop 351 m from the trailhead
- Start on Access Trail (yellow), heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto MCC Entrance Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Blaze on 2 Trees Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Leaf Pile trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Leaf Pile trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Blaze on 2 Trees Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto MCC Entrance Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Access Trail (yellow), heading N.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: MCC shuttle stop 351 m from the trailhead
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