Mercy Loop & Ridge Trail
5 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Mercy Loop & Ridge Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mercy Woods Preserve near Sheldonville, MA. It climbs 379 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mercy Loop & Ridge Trail
5 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 228–400 ft
Out & Back · Mercy Woods Preserve
Trailhead: 42.01904, -71.38736
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 51° · precip 69% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fisher Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mercy Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fiske Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Mercy Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Diamond Hill Reservoir via Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 180 ft
- Joes Rock Pond 3 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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