Magenta Trail & Orange Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 57 min
Magenta Trail & Orange Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Hopedale, MA. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Magenta Trail & Orange Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 57 min
Elevation 364–498 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.13367, -71.57382
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Magenta Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Orange Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Magenta Trail–Orange Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 299 ft
- Orange Trail–The Road Less Traveled, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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