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.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 1,099 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Corridor 71 42.25922, -71.94690
Nearest town Tafts Corner, MA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Corridor 71, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miBear left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miPass Moose Hill.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Corridor 71, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading N.
  6. 1.9 miPass Spencer State Forest.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Corridor 71, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miPass Thompsons Pond.
  9. 50 ftReach Spencer State Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading NE.
  11. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Corridor 71, heading E.
  14. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:05 PM

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