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Hartwell Town Forest

Main Trail (blue) Viewpoint & Main Trail (blue)

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Main Trail (blue) Viewpoint & Main Trail (blue) is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Hartwell Town Forest near Bedford, MA. The route reaches Main Trail (blue) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 125 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47939, -71.26680
Nearest town Bedford, MA
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Main Trail (blue) Viewpoint & Main Trail (blue)

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 114–125 ft

Out & Back · Hartwell Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.47939, -71.26680

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading W.
  6. 0.5 miReach Main Trail (blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail (orange), heading N.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Minuteman Bikeway, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/main-trail-blue-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-a968

Trail surface

39% dirt17% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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