AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Academy Hill

Old Turnpike Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Old Turnpike Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Academy Hill near Vose, MA. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 427 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63582, -71.63773
Nearest town Vose, MA
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Old Turnpike Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 225–426 ft

Out & Back · Academy Hill

Trailhead: 42.63582, -71.63773

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Turnpike Road, heading E.
  3. 1.5 miReach Old Turnpike Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 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-5-km-1620

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 88°69° 34%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 91°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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