Ledges Trail & Quaker Drive
5.3 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Ledges Trail & Quaker Drive is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 723 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ledges Trail & Quaker Drive
5.3 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 750–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: Quaker Drive · 42.47071, -72.16117
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Quaker Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Quaker Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Quaker Drive, heading S.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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