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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

NHESP Certified Vernal Pool–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 59 min

NHESP Certified Vernal Pool–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Camp Green Eyrie, MA. The route reaches NHESP Certified Vernal Pool. It climbs 552 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 554 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary) 42.47229, -71.59273
Nearest town Camp Green Eyrie, MA
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NHESP Certified Vernal Pool–Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 5 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 248–554 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary) · 42.47229, -71.59273

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mary Abbott Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Moen Primary Trail East, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Secondary trail (blue blazes), heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Bolton Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 300 ftPass NHESP Certified Vernal Pool.
  8. 300 ftBear left onto Harris Lane Trail Access (right of Way), heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bolton Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Secondary trail (blue blazes), heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bolton Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoch trail (Yellow blazes), heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach NHESP Certified Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bolton Loop Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Secondary trail (blue blazes), heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bolton Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Harris Lane Trail Access (right of Way), heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Bolton Loop Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Secondary trail (blue blazes), heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moen Primary Trail East, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading W.
  22. 0.8 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
  25. 400 ftArrive 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/nhesp-certified-vernal-pool-nhesp-certified-vernal-pool-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 86°67° 28%
Fri 94°70° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°68° 15%
Mon 93°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:43 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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