AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ware River Watershed

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.

Elevation

0 mi846 – 1,007 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.36732, -72.00188
Nearest town White Hall, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Oak Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/oak-hill-out-back-5-km-9561

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 87°67° 47%
Fri 92°69° 36%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°70° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Midstate Trail Trailhead

Hikes near White Hall, Massachusetts