Marsh Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Marsh Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wildcat Conservation Area near East Parish, MA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Marsh Trail & Twisted Lamb Trail
2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min
Elevation 132–172 ft
Out & Back · Wildcat Conservation Area
Trailhead: Wildcat (Marsh Trail) Head · 42.68370, -71.03566
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Marsh Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Slippery Lamb Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marsh Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Twisted Lamb Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Thurston Woodlot Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto TL-TW Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thurston Woodlot Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Slippery Lamb Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Wildcat (Marsh Trail) Head Trailhead
- Four-mile Pond & Marsh Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Spofford Pond–Long Marsh Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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