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.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 436 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Hill Trail 42.31718, -71.59336
Nearest town West Village, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Rice Lane, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach Little Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 200 ftSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 87°69° 33%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 94°69° 34%
Sun 95°68° 16%
Mon 92°72° 15%

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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