Garfield Woods

Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Garfield Woods near Seventh Day Adventist Village, MA. It climbs 343 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 515 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Primary Trail 42.41588, -71.65103
Nearest town Seventh Day Adventist Village, MA

Directions

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Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 342–515 ft

Out & Back · Garfield Woods

Trailhead: Primary Trail · 42.41588, -71.65103

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Primary Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Laurel Trail, heading W.
  4. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Red, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Primary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftSharp right onto Mountain Laurel Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Primary Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 90°69° 32%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 94°68° 31%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 91°73° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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