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Mingo Conservation Area

Mingo Conservation Area & Bearses Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Mingo Conservation Area & Bearses Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mingo Conservation Area near Forestdale, MA. The route reaches Mingo Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 125 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66599, -70.50042
Nearest town Forestdale, MA
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Mingo Conservation Area & Bearses Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 47–125 ft

Out & Back · Mingo Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.66599, -70.50042

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left onto Ashumet Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Bearses Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grafton Pocknet Road, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Boghouse Road, heading S.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto William Mingo Road, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Mingo Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Boghouse Road, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Grafton Pocknet Road, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bearses Road, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mingo-conservation-area-bearses-road-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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