Long Trail at Stone Ridge via Sassafras Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Long Trail at Stone Ridge via Sassafras Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Sassafras Conservation near Hayward Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Trail at Stone Ridge via Sassafras Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 212–288 ft
Out & Back · Sassafras Conservation
Trailhead: 42.62733, -71.45834
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sassafras Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Long Trail at Stone Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Long Trail at Stone Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sassafras Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Old Farmhouse Row Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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