Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Old Telephone Line–The Blue Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Old Telephone Line–The Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near West Farms, MA. It climbs 437 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 538 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.32113, -72.69450
Nearest town West Farms, MA

Directions

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Old Telephone Line–The Blue Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 317–539 ft

Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.32113, -72.69450

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto The White Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftSharp left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Telephone Line, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftBear left onto Wild Side, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Old Telephone Line, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miReach The White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Wild Side, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Old Telephone Line, heading W.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Old Carriage Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto The Blue Trail, heading S.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto The White Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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