Wendell State Forest

NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Hannah Swarton Trail, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 50 min

NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Hannah Swarton Trail, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. The route reaches NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,053 – 1,148 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hannah Swarton Trail 42.55722, -72.43544
Nearest town Wendell, MA

Directions

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NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Hannah Swarton Trail, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,055–1,148 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Hannah Swarton Trail · 42.55722, -72.43544

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

  1. Start on Hannah Swarton Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading W.
  3. 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 150 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftBear right onto Moose Trax Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Damon Camp Road, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading SW.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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