Mercy Loop & Ridge Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Mercy Loop & Ridge Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mercy Woods Preserve near Sheldonville, MA. It climbs 350 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mercy Loop & Ridge Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 350 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 249–400 ft
Out & Back · Mercy Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.02349, -71.39652
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 69% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fisher Trail (Red), heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mercy Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fiske Trail (Red), heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Mercy Loop, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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