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Wendell State Forest

Carlton Road & NET/M&M Trail (white)

2.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Carlton Road & NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Locks Village, MA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,184 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) 42.53863, -72.44530
Nearest town Locks Village, MA
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Carlton Road & NET/M&M Trail (white)

2.9 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 999–1,186 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.53863, -72.44530

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carlton Road, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  5. 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/net-m-m-trail-white-out-back-4-km-2a99

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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