Nimrod's Rock & Highway to Hell
3.3 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Nimrod's Rock & Highway to Hell is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Hale Education near Westwood, MA. The route reaches Nimrod's Rock at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 238 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi194 – 345 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20978, -71.23601
Nearest town Westwood, MA
Directions
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Nimrod's Rock & Highway to Hell
3.3 mi · ▲ 238 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 192–345 ft
Out & Back · Hale Education
Trailhead: 42.20978, -71.23601
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 52% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Nimrod's Rock.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Nimrod's Switchback, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 62°F49°
Precip52%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity91%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon
66°56°
56%
Tue
60°51°
Wed
61°53°
Thu
62°46°
20%
Fri
62°51°
40%
Sat
57°52°
47%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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