Adams Property

Long Trail via social trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Long Trail via social trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Adams Property near Westford Station, MA. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 322 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: social trail 42.58645, -71.42399
Nearest town Westford Station, MA

Directions

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Long Trail via social trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 161–321 ft

Out & Back · Adams Property

Trailhead: social trail · 42.58645, -71.42399

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

  1. Start on social trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear left onto Buckboard Trail, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftReach Long Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto social trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.1″ 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 87°70° 28%
Fri 96°72° 31%
Sat 94°70° 34%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 93°70°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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