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Deer Jump Reservation

Merrimack River Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Merrimack River Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Deer Jump Reservation near Haggetts, MA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 95 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67461, -71.22826
Nearest town Haggetts, MA
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Merrimack River Trail

2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min

Elevation 47–95 ft

Out & Back · Deer Jump Reservation

Trailhead: 42.67461, -71.22826

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Merrimack River Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftReach Merrimack River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 500 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-3-km-eacc

Trail surface

81% dirt1% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 1 min before dark.

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