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Wendell State Forest

Damon Camp Road

2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 49 min

Damon Camp Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 1,125 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road 42.56714, -72.42430
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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Damon Camp Road

2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 49 min

Elevation 808–1,124 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Saxon Bridge Road · 42.56714, -72.42430

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Saxon Bridge Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.9 miSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 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-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-159f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F67°
Precip92%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 2.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 52% rain4 AM: 71% rain5 AM: 92% rain6 AM: 84% rain7 AM: 88% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 78% rain10 AM: 57% rain11 AM: 41% rain12 PM: 28% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 43% rain3 PM: 38% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 80°63°
Wed 79°64°
Thu 91°63° 60%
Fri 91°67° 38%
Sat 90°67° 37%
Sun 93°66°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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