AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Woods Conservation Area

Red Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Red Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Great Woods Conservation Area near West Mansfield, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 171 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98799, -71.23503
Nearest town West Mansfield, MA
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Red Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 113–169 ft

Out & Back · Great Woods Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.98799, -71.23503

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 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/norton-reservoir-out-back-6-km-4775

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity77%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 87°69° 26%
Fri 96°71° 24%
Sat 94°70° 34%
Sun 95°71° 22%
Mon 97°72° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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