AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Harvard Forest

Locust Opening Road & Town Line Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Locust Opening Road & Town Line Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Harvard Forest near The Street, MA. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,096 – 1,257 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town Line Road 42.54834, -72.18045
Nearest town The Street, MA
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Locust Opening Road & Town Line Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,095–1,256 ft

Out & Back · Harvard Forest

Trailhead: Town Line Road · 42.54834, -72.18045

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Town Line Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Locust Opening Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miReach Town Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Town Line Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/locust-opening-road-out-back-ff9b

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 76°F59°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°61°
Thu 85°65° 54%
Fri 90°67° 37%
Sat 88°66° 38%
Sun 90°64°
Mon 87°66° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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