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Southern Woodlands Reservation

Old Holmes Hole Road & Road to Farm Neck

3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Old Holmes Hole Road & Road to Farm Neck is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Southern Woodlands Reservation near Lagoon Heights, MA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 108 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43907, -70.58156
Nearest town Lagoon Heights, MA
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Old Holmes Hole Road & Road to Farm Neck

3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 67–108 ft

Out & Back · Southern Woodlands Reservation

Trailhead: 41.43907, -70.58156

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Pond View Drive stop 603 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Road to Farm Neck, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Holmes Hole Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miReach Road to Farm Neck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Road to Farm Neck, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 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/old-holmes-hole-road-road-to-farm-neck-out-back-6-km-b524

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F55°
Precip65%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 21% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 29% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 19% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 15% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 65°59° 58%
Tue 60°57° 28%
Wed 61°58°
Thu 63°58° 30%
Fri 61°56° 50%
Sat 60°57° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pond View Drive stop 603 m from the trailhead

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