Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area

Cedar Hill Trail & Talbot Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Cedar Hill Trail & Talbot Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area near Wessonville, MA. It climbs 420 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 436 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30852, -71.60973
Nearest town Wessonville, MA

Directions

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Cedar Hill Trail & Talbot Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 274–435 ft

Out & Back · Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 42.30852, -71.60973

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Cedar Hill Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miReach Talbot Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Talbot Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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