Mountain Laurel Trail–Red, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Mountain Laurel Trail–Red, 3 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Garfield Woods near Seventh Day Adventist Village, MA. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountain Laurel Trail–Red, 3 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 342–515 ft
Out & Back · Garfield Woods
Trailhead: Primary Trail · 42.41781, -71.65230
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 on Primary Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Primary Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Laurel Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Red, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Mountain Laurel Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Primary Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Secondary Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Primary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mountain Laurel Trail–Primary Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 343 ft
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