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Adams Property

Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Adams Property near Ward Corner, MA. The route passes Indian Grinding Stone and Little Tadmuch Hill before reaching Abott Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 322 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58670, -71.40859
Nearest town Ward Corner, MA
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Little Tadmuch Hill–Abott Conservation Area, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 161–321 ft

Out & Back · Adams Property

Trailhead: 42.58670, -71.40859

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Buckboard Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftPass Indian Grinding Stone.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miPass Little Tadmuch Hill.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto social trail, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Laughton Connector, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftBear right onto Devil's Walking Stick Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miPass Abott Conservation Area.
  16. 350 ftReach Little Tadmuch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Laughton Connector, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto social trail, heading E.
  19. 300 ftTurn right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km

Trail surface

88% dirt12% 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 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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