Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow)
2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 43 min
Magnolia Swamp Trail (Yellow) is a 2.1-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)
2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 43 min
Elevation 105–168 ft
Out & Back · Ravenswood Park
Trailhead: 42.58889, -70.70757
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 379 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Magnolia Woods Soccer Fields Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 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.
- 0.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Western Avenue & Lawndale Circle stop 379 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Old Salem Road 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Yellow Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 177 ft
- Wallace Pond–Fernwood Lake Trail (Blue), 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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