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Bates Lane Conservation Area

Bates Lane Trail & Maxwell Trail

2 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 43 min

Bates Lane Trail & Maxwell Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Bates Lane Conservation Area near Beechwood, MA. It is mostly level, with 93 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 148 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.21002, -70.80870
Nearest town Beechwood, MA
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Bates Lane Trail & Maxwell Trail

2 mi · ▲ 93 ft · 43 min

Elevation 47–148 ft

Out & Back · Bates Lane Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.21002, -70.80870

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bates Lane Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miReach Maxwell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carl Pipes Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maxwell Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bates Lane Trail, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 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/bates-lane-trail-maxwell-trail-out-back

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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