Mount Hayman via Barker Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 55 min
Mount Hayman via Barker Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Ward Hill, MA. The route reaches Mount Hayman at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 353 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Hayman via Barker Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 55 min
Elevation 130–279 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.73863, -71.09737
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 44° · precip 50% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Transit-accessible: Farrwood Drive stop 740 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Hayman.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Barker Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Mount Hayman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Farrwood Drive stop 740 m from the trailhead
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