AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Common Road Trail

2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 43 min

Old Common Road Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Old Common, MA. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 676 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: trail 42.17583, -71.78066
Nearest town Old Common, MA
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Old Common Road Trail

2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 43 min

Elevation 568–677 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: trail · 42.17583, -71.78066

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on trail, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Rose of Sharons Way, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Maple Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Common Road Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Old Common Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Maple Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rose of Sharons Way, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto trail, heading NE.
  9. 450 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/old-common-road-trail-out-back

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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