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Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

North Peak–Thurston's Beach, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 2 hr 4 min

North Peak–Thurston's Beach, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary near Camp Green Eyrie, MA. The route passes Thurston's Beach before reaching North Peak at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 538 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 630 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: May's Easement Trail 42.48046, -71.59568
Nearest town Camp Green Eyrie, MA
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North Peak–Thurston's Beach, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 377–628 ft

Out & Back · Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: May's Easement Trail · 42.48046, -71.59568

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

  1. Start on May's Easement Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Thurston's Beach.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading W.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Vaughn Primary Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftReach North Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Vaughn Primary Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Vaughn Primary - Bare Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miBear left onto Bowers Springs Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bare Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mary Abbott Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powell/Reed/Abbot (yellow blaze), heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Abbot Orchard Trail (secondary), heading E.
  21. 0.7 miArrive 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-thurstons-beach-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
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°68° 29%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 92°70° 30%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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