Old Salem Post Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min
Old Salem Post Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Brookside Station, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Salem Post Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 42 min
Elevation 175–321 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.59272, -71.41508
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Long Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Salem Post Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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