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Wendell State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 1,181 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55702, -72.43346
Nearest town Wendell, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading W.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Mormon Hollow / Hannah Swarton, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miBear left onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/net-m-m-trail-white-viewpoint-out-back-9-km-63bf

Trail surface

79% dirt12% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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