Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near Wessonville, MA. The route reaches Little Chauncy Lake. It climbs 524 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Chauncy Lake–Little Chauncy Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 272–435 ft
Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.30508, -71.61457
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Little Chauncy Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talbot Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Little Chauncy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Little Chauncy Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Little Chauncy Lake–Cole Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Bartlett Pond–Little Chauncy Lake, 5 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 525 ft
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