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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Still River, MA. It climbs 425 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 554 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodside Drive Connector 42.46263, -71.62276
Nearest town Still River, MA
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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary–Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 377–555 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Woodside Drive Connector · 42.46263, -71.62276

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Woodside Drive Connector, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail West, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary Trail - North, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading S.
  11. 350 ftReach Vaughn Primary Trail - North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Powell Trail (secondary), heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail - North, heading W.
  18. 450 ftTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail West, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Woodside Drive Connector, heading S.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-peak-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2″ 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 89°69° 29%
Fri 94°71° 33%
Sat 93°68° 30%
Sun 94°67° 15%
Mon 91°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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