Mount Jefferson–Behind the Chimney Trail, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Mount Jefferson–Behind the Chimney Trail, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Hubbardston State Forest near Pitcherville, MA. The route reaches Mount Jefferson. It climbs 403 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mount Jefferson–Behind the Chimney Trail, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 937–1,208 ft
Out & Back · Hubbardston State Forest
Trailhead: Behind the Chimney Trail · 42.49195, -72.03950
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Behind the Chimney Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Mount Jefferson.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Canesto Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Mount Jefferson, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Behind the Chimney Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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