North Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
North Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wilmington Town Forest near Lowell Junction, MA. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
Elevation 134–193 ft
Out & Back · Wilmington Town Forest
Trailhead: Higginbotham · 42.60807, -71.15176
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start on Higginbotham, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nichols Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach North Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Nichols Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Higginbotham, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Higginbotham Trailhead
- Foster's Pond via North Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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