Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Adams Property near Brookside Station, MA. The route passes Indian Grinding Stone and Little Tadmuch Hill before reaching Abott Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 440 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 161–321 ft
Out & Back · Adams Property
Trailhead: 42.59337, -71.40468
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 59°F / low 46° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftPass Indian Grinding Stone.
- 150 ftBear right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Little Tadmuch Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto social trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Laughton Connector, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Devil's Walking Stick Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Abott Conservation Area.
- 350 ftReach Little Tadmuch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Laughton Connector, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto social trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Buckboard Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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