Bobcat Trail–Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Bobcat Trail–Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Chapel Brook near South Ashfield, MA. It climbs 817 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,132 – 1,657 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48197, -72.76046
Nearest town South Ashfield, MA
Directions
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Bobcat Trail–Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,134–1,658 ft
Out & Back · Chapel Brook
Trailhead: 42.48197, -72.76046
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 54°F / low 47° · precip 80% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Two Bridges Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Moose Run, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Long Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bobcat Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Two Bridges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Long Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Moose Run, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Chapel Brook to DAR Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Two Bridges Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 54°F47°
Precip80%Wind7 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
61°50°
Tue
59°41°
Wed
60°39°
Thu
62°37°
16%
Fri
65°44°
29%
Sat
58°49°
29%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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