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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 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 surface

65% dirt19% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 61°F47°
Precip50%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 35% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 68°55° 47%
Tue 63°48°
Wed 61°47°
Thu 63°43° 17%
Fri 61°49° 35%
Sat 59°51° 43%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Minuteman Bikeway Trailhead