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Mary's Lake via Main Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Naushon Station, MA. The route passes Mary's Lake before reaching Mary's Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 66 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50862, -70.71150
Nearest town Naushon Station, MA

Directions

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Mary's Lake via Main Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 8–66 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.50862, -70.71150

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftPass Mary's Lake.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Main Road, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miReach Mary's Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F67°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 78°69°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 90°71°
Sat 89°71°
Sun 90°70°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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