Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near Wessonville, MA. The route reaches Little Chauncy Lake. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 272–358 ft
Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.30186, -71.62879
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Little Chauncy Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Little Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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