Maiden Hill

2 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 49 min

Maiden Hill is a 2-mile out-and-back near Ward Hill, MA. The route reaches Maiden Hill at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 286 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 299 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.74041, -71.09599
Nearest town Ward Hill, MA

Directions

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Maiden Hill

2 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 49 min

Elevation 128–300 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.74041, -71.09599

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miReach Maiden Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 88°71° 30%
Fri 96°73° 31%
Sat 95°69° 48%
Sun 96°67° 18%
Mon 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 15 min before dark.

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