AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nutting Lake & Shady Hill Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Nutting Lake & Shady Hill Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Billerica, MA. The route reaches Nutting Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 197 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55421, -71.27791
Nearest town Billerica, MA
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Nutting Lake & Shady Hill Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 171–198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.55421, -71.27791

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Shady Hill Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shady Hill Trial, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Nutting Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Shady Hill Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 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/nutting-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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