Birchwold Farm

Mercy Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Mercy Loop is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Birchwold Farm near Sheldonville, MA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 341 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.02820, -71.38488
Nearest town Sheldonville, MA

Directions

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Mercy Loop

3.7 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 240–341 ft

Out & Back · Birchwold Farm

Trailhead: 42.02820, -71.38488

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Fisher Trail (Red), heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Mercy Loop, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail (Red), heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 92°71° 36%
Fri 96°72° 26%
Sat 92°70° 35%
Sun 95°67° 18%
Mon 95°74° 17%

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