Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area
Old Telephone Line & Wild Side
3.3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Old Telephone Line & Wild Side is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area near West Farms, MA. It climbs 259 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 538 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31469, -72.69907
Nearest town West Farms, MA
Directions
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Old Telephone Line & Wild Side
3.3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 280–539 ft
Out & Back · Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.31469, -72.69907
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Old Carriage Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Telephone Line, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Wild Side, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Telephone Line, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Wild Side, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Wild Side, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Old Telephone Line, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Carriage Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftArrive 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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Flat Rock 2 mi · ▲ 267 ft
- Old Carriage Trail & Wild Side 2.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft
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