Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail Loop, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 4.6-mile loop in Wendell State Forest near Wendell, MA. It climbs 598 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Damon Camp Road–Hannah Swarton Trail Loop, 6 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 598 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 734–1,180 ft
Loop · Wendell State Forest
Trailhead: 42.55702, -72.43346
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 66° · precip 92% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Hannah Swarton Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint–Hannah Swarton Trail, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 273 ft
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