Mine Shaft via East Side Trail (blue rctgl.)
2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 53 min
Mine Shaft via East Side Trail (blue rctgl.) is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Green Hill Park near Brittan Square, MA. The route reaches Mine Shaft at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mine Shaft via East Side Trail (blue rctgl.)
2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 53 min
Elevation 513–768 ft
Out & Back · Green Hill Park
Trailhead: 42.27881, -71.78072
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 612 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Mine Shaft, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Transit-accessible: stop 612 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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