AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Academy Hill

Old Turnpike Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Old Turnpike Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Academy Hill near South Pepperell, MA. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 433 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63316, -71.61725
Nearest town South Pepperell, MA
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Old Turnpike Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 255–431 ft

Out & Back · Academy Hill

Trailhead: 42.63316, -71.61725

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.5 miReach Old Turnpike Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-turnpike-road-out-back-6-km-b26c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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