Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 4 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near West Village, MA. The route reaches Little Chauncy Lake. It climbs 587 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 4 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 272–435 ft
Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail · 42.31718, -71.59336
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rice Lane, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Little Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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