Mount Hayman
2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 59 min
Mount Hayman is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Ward Hill, MA. The route reaches Mount Hayman at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Hayman
2.5 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 59 min
Elevation 128–300 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.73990, -71.09412
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Hayman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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