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Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area

Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 6 groves

8.4 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 6 groves is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area near North Spencer, MA. The route passes Buck Hill Conservation Area, Spencer State Forest and Buckhill Pond before reaching Sugden Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 517 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 1,037 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Corridor 71 42.29781, -71.99123
Nearest town North Spencer, MA
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Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 6 groves

8.4 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 824–1,036 ft

Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Corridor 71 · 42.29781, -71.99123

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Corridor 71, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Buck Hill Conservation Area.
  3. 0.6 miPass Spencer State Forest.
  4. 50 ftPass Buckhill Pond.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading NE.
  9. 1.9 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miPass Sugden Reservoir.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftReach Buck Hill Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading E.
  15. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 500 ftTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/moose-hill-buckhill-pond-out-back-3-lakes-11-km-4edb

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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