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Hartwell Town Forest

Main Trail (blue)

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Main Trail (blue) is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Hartwell Town Forest near Bedford, MA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 128 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway 42.47937, -71.26754
Nearest town Bedford, MA
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Main Trail (blue)

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 114–128 ft

Out & Back · Hartwell Town Forest

Trailhead: Minuteman Bikeway · 42.47937, -71.26754

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Main Trail (blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading NE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading E.
  12. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/main-trail-blue-out-back-4-km-ba8d

Trail surface

65% dirt19% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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