Moen Primary Trail West & Vaughn Primary Trail - North via Bowers Springs Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Vaughn Hills Conservation Area near Still River, MA. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 476 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bowers Springs Trail 42.46384, -71.60529
Nearest town Still River, MA
Directions
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Moen Primary Trail West & Vaughn Primary Trail - North via Bowers Springs Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 250–477 ft
Out & Back · Vaughn Hills Conservation Area
Trailhead: Bowers Springs Trail · 42.46384, -71.60529
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bowers Springs Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail - North, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Secondary Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Vaughn Primary Trail - North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Secondary Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail West, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail - North, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
83°65°
Thu
86°68°
29%
Fri
95°71°
33%
Sat
92°70°
30%
Sun
95°69°
15%
Mon
94°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bowers Springs Trail Trailhead
- Bowers Springs Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- North Peak–Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Trail & Under North Peak via Bowers Springs Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Vaughn Hills & Under North Peak via Bowers Springs Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- NHESP Certified Vernal Pool & Moen Primary Trail East via Bowers Springs Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft
- Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Bowers Springs Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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