Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow)
2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min
Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Park near Magnolia, MA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow)
2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 41 min
Elevation 105–140 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: 42.58826, -70.70435
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Magnolia Woods Soccer Fields Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 645 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Old Salem Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Evergreen Road–Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow), 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Bond Hill–Ledge Hill Trail (Orange) Viewpoint, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Fernwood Lake–Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Lily Pond–Wallace Pond, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft
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