Millstone Hill–Mine Shaft, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 59 min
Millstone Hill–Mine Shaft, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Green Hill Park near Great Brook Valley, MA. The route passes Mine Shaft before reaching Millstone Hill at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Millstone Hill–Mine Shaft, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 59 min
Elevation 403–748 ft
Out & Back · Green Hill Park
Trailhead: connector · 42.29098, -71.76321
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 51° · precip 61% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Mine Shaft.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Ghost Trail (white rctgl.), heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Millstone Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto East Side Trail (blue rctgl.), heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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