Maiden Hill & Mount Hayman via Barker Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 59 min
Maiden Hill & Mount Hayman via Barker Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Ward Hill, MA. The route passes Mount Hayman before reaching Maiden Hill at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 354 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maiden Hill & Mount Hayman via Barker Road
2.4 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 59 min
Elevation 115–279 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.73442, -71.08476
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Barker Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Hayman.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Maiden Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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