Wendell State Forest

NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 16 min

NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route reaches NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 669 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,158 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cross Road 42.57879, -72.45044
Nearest town Farley, MA

Directions

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NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Jerusalem Road, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 623–1,158 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Cross Road · 42.57879, -72.45044

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

  1. Start on Cross Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Davis Road, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading N.
  10. 200 ftSharp right onto Cross Road, heading W.
  11. 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 surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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