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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mercy Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fisher Trail (Red), heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM
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