Margaret's Viewpoint–Old Stiles Street, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Margaret's Viewpoint–Old Stiles Street, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Ward Reservation near Boxford Station, MA. The route reaches Margaret's Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Margaret's Viewpoint–Old Stiles Street, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 181–282 ft
Out & Back · Ward Reservation
Trailhead: Old Stiles Street · 42.63487, -71.09349
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 56% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start on Old Stiles Street, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Vetter Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Nick's Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Old Chestnut Street, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ward Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Margaret's Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Margaret's Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Ward Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Old Chestnut Street, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Nick's Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vetter Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Stiles Street, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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