Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Plummer Gift near West Berlin, MA. It climbs 316 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 329–515 ft
Out & Back · Plummer Gift
Trailhead: 42.40404, -71.66080
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mountain Laurel Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Primary Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Primary Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Mountain Laurel Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Primary Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Laurel Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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