Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area
Spencer State Forest–Moose Hill, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Spencer State Forest–Moose Hill, 5 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area near Tafts Corner, MA. The route passes Moose Hill and Spencer State Forest before reaching Thompsons Pond at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 699 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Spencer State Forest–Moose Hill, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 835–1,097 ft
Out & Back · Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Corridor 71 · 42.25922, -71.94690
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Corridor 71, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Moose Hill.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Corridor 71, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading N.
- 1.9 miPass Spencer State Forest.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Corridor 71, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Thompsons Pond.
- 50 ftReach Spencer State Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading NE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Corridor 71, heading E.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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