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Green Hill Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 768 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27881, -71.78072
Nearest town Brittan Square, MA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 612 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miReach Mine Shaft, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 150 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/millstone-hill-lake-quinsigamond-out-back-5-km-89bf

Trail surface

31% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 612 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Brittan Square, Massachusetts