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Wendell State Forest

East Chestnut Hill Road–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 57 min

East Chestnut Hill Road–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,139 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hammerhead's Hiatus 42.54242, -72.43438
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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East Chestnut Hill Road–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 999–1,140 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Hammerhead's Hiatus · 42.54242, -72.43438

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Hammerhead's Hiatus, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Carlton Road, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Upham Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upham Road, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carlton Road, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miBear right onto Hammerhead's Hiatus, heading E.
  15. 0.2 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/wickett-pond-out-back-11-km-1f98

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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