Long Marsh Elevated Boardwalk via Marsh Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Long Marsh Elevated Boardwalk via Marsh Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Conservation Area near East Parish, MA. The route reaches Long Marsh Elevated Boardwalk at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Marsh Elevated Boardwalk via Marsh Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min
Elevation 124–172 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Conservation Area
Trailhead: Alpers' Woods (Four-Mile Pond) Trail Head · 42.68944, -71.01644
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wildcat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto BLP Extension, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marsh Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Long Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Long Marsh Elevated Boardwalk, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto BLP Extension, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Alpers' Woods (Four-Mile Pond) Trail Head Trailhead
- Twisted Lamb Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Four-mile Pond–BLP Trail, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Marsh Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- BLP Trail & Long Marsh Trail via Wolf Pit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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