Little Tadmuch Hill–Indian Grinding Stone, 5 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Little Tadmuch Hill–Indian Grinding Stone, 5 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Mystery Spring near Ward Corner, MA. The route passes Indian Grinding Stone and Little Tadmuch Hill. It climbs 448 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Tadmuch Hill–Indian Grinding Stone, 5 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 161–321 ft
Out & Back · Mystery Spring
Trailhead: Mystery Spring (white) · 42.57794, -71.41266
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Transit-accessible: Hampton Inn Technology Drive stop 639 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mystery Spring (white), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Flaherty Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tadmuck Divide Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Buckboard Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Indian Grinding Stone.
- 350 ftBear right onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftPass Little Tadmuch Hill.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto social trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Little Tadmuch Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Little Tadmuch Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Long Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Buckboard Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Tadmuck Divide Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Flaherty Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mystery Spring (white), heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hampton Inn Technology Drive stop 639 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mystery Spring (white) Trailhead
- High Point & Tadmuck Divide Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Old Haul Road & Tadmuck Divide Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Buckboard Trail & Tadmuck Divide Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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