Brooks Woodland Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quaker Drive 42.47071, -72.16117
Nearest town Petersham, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Quaker Drive, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Ledges Trail, heading S.
  15. 150 ftReach Quaker Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Quaker Drive, heading S.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 87°67° 51%
Fri 91°69° 38%
Sat 90°68° 39%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 89°69° 18%

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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