Warwick State Forest

Old M & M Trail & Royalston Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Old M & M Trail & Royalston Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Warwick State Forest near Mayo Corners, MA. It climbs 969 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,224 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Royalston Road 42.68666, -72.29989
Nearest town Mayo Corners, MA

Directions

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Old M & M Trail & Royalston Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 763–1,223 ft

Out & Back · Warwick State Forest

Trailhead: Royalston Road · 42.68666, -72.29989

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Royalston Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old M & M Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach Royalston Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right onto Royalston Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 55°F46°
Precip62%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 13% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 40% rain11 AM: 55% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 53% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 42% rain8 PM: 51% rain9 PM: 48% rain10 PM: 45% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 62°49°
Tue 57°41°
Wed 61°38°
Thu 63°37° 16%
Fri 64°42° 32%
Sat 60°48° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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