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Hale Education

Oak Hill & Highway to Hell

3.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Oak Hill & Highway to Hell is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Hale Education near Westwood, MA. The route reaches Oak Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 322 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.20978, -71.23601
Nearest town Westwood, MA
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Oak Hill & Highway to Hell

3.1 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 192–322 ft

Out & Back · Hale Education

Trailhead: 42.20978, -71.23601

Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 200 ftPass Oak Hill.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Nimrod's Switchback, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highway to Hell, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 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/oak-hill-highway-to-hell-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.8″ 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 84°64°
Thu 89°69° 28%
Fri 96°71° 29%
Sat 93°70° 36%
Sun 96°67° 15%
Mon 94°71° 16%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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