Muir Path Trail & North Trail via Beard Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 58 min
Muir Path Trail & North Trail via Beard Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Ridge Hill Reservation near Charles River Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Muir Path Trail & North Trail via Beard Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 58 min
Elevation 113–200 ft
Out & Back · Ridge Hill Reservation
Trailhead: 42.26490, -71.27463
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charles River Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Muir Path Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Field View Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Beard Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Field View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Muir Path Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Charles River Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 13 min before dark.
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