AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Flagg Hill

light green via white

2.9 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 6 min

light green via white is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Flagg Hill near Stow, MA. It climbs 264 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 384 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45756, -71.49217
Nearest town Stow, MA
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light green via white

2.9 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 232–384 ft

Out & Back · Flagg Hill

Trailhead: 42.45756, -71.49217

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto white, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftSharp right onto light green, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach light green, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto white, heading N.
  9. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 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/light-green-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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