Maiden Hill via The Pearl Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Maiden Hill via The Pearl Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near West Boxford, MA. The route reaches Maiden Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 288 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Maiden Hill via The Pearl Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 129–275 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement · 42.72272, -71.08252
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Transit-accessible: Farrwood Drive stop 161 m from the trailhead
- Start on Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The Pearl Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Maiden Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:03 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:34 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farrwood Drive stop 161 m from the trailhead
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More from Hovey's Pond Road Trail Easement Trailhead
- Barker Road & The Pearl Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 147 ft
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