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Adams Property

Buckboard Trail–Long Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Buckboard Trail–Long Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Adams Property near Westford Station, MA. It climbs 306 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 322 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: social trail 42.58864, -71.42612
Nearest town Westford Station, MA
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Buckboard Trail–Long Trail, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 161–321 ft

Out & Back · Adams Property

Trailhead: social trail · 42.58864, -71.42612

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on social trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Old Haul Road, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Long Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Buckboard Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto social trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mystery-spring-out-back-10-km-6e6d

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 85°62°
Thu 87°70° 28%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 94°68° 33%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 92°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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