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Deer Jump Reservation

Merrimack River Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Merrimack River Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 141 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67946, -71.22479
Nearest town Haggetts, MA
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Merrimack River Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 48–140 ft

Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation

Trailhead: 42.67946, -71.22479

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Merrimack River Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftArrive 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/merrimack-river-trail-out-back-5-km-932b

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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