Old Morse Road & Otter Slide Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 40 min
Old Morse Road & Otter Slide Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Great Brook Farm State Park near South Chelmsford, MA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Morse Road & Otter Slide Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 40 min
Elevation 183–245 ft
Out & Back · Great Brook Farm State Park
Trailhead: Otter Slide Trail · 42.55119, -71.36851
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Otter Slide Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Morse Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Otter Slide Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Otter Slide Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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