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Adams Property

Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights is a 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, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Long Trail 42.59302, -71.40933
Nearest town Brookside Station, MA
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Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 161–345 ft

Out & Back · Adams Property

Trailhead: Long Trail · 42.59302, -71.40933

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Long Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 300 ftPass Indian Grinding Stone.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miPass Little Tadmuch Hill.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto social trail, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Laughton Connector, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Devil's Walking Stick Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miPass Abott Conservation Area.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Woods Road Trail, heading S.
  15. 250 ftReach Little Tadmuch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Devil's Walking Stick Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Laughton Connector, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto social trail, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-tadmuch-hill-high-point-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 88°70° 28%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 95°70° 34%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 93°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

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