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Ridge Hill Reservation

Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 46 min

Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Ridge Hill Reservation near Charles River Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 190 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27335, -71.27695
Nearest town Charles River Station, MA
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Muir Path Trail via Esker Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 46 min

Elevation 143–189 ft

Out & Back · Ridge Hill Reservation

Trailhead: 42.27335, -71.27695

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Esker Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chestnut Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Field View Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Muir Path Trail, heading S.
  9. 100 ftReach Muir Path Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Field View Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Chestnut Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Esker Trail, heading SE.
  16. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/muir-path-trail-out-back-3785

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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