Oak Hill via Midstate Trail
4 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Oak Hill via Midstate Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. The route reaches Oak Hill at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Oak Hill via Midstate Trail
4 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 847–1,007 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Oak Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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