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Brimfield State Forest

Madison Road–Murphy Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Madison Road–Murphy Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Brimfield State Forest near Wales, MA. It climbs 780 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi699 – 1,116 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wales Road 42.07557, -72.22827
Nearest town Wales, MA
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Madison Road–Murphy Road, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 699–1,114 ft

Out & Back · Brimfield State Forest

Trailhead: Wales Road · 42.07557, -72.22827

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Wales Road, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Murphy Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Madison Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Wales Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Murphy Road, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left onto Wales Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 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/madison-road-murphy-road-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Hikes near Wales, Massachusetts