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Hartwell Town Forest

Main Trail (blue)

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Main Trail (blue) is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Hartwell Town Forest near Bedford, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 128 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bikeway Access 42.48600, -71.27745
Nearest town Bedford, MA
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Main Trail (blue)

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 111–128 ft

Out & Back · Hartwell Town Forest

Trailhead: Bikeway Access · 42.48600, -71.27745

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: South Rd @ Railroad Ave stop 42 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Main Trail (blue), heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Main Trail (blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading NE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/main-trail-blue-out-back

Trail surface

53% dirt34% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Rd @ Railroad Ave stop 42 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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